'Courier' definitions:
Definition of 'courier'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who carries a message [syn: messenger, courier]
Definition of 'Courier'
From: GCIDE
- Courier \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See Course, Current.]
- 1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business. [1913 Webster]
- The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. --Knolles. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'courier'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- automatic pilot,
- bearer,
- boatheader,
- boatsteerer,
- carrier,
- cicerone,
- commissionaire,
- cowherd,
- coxswain,
- diplomatic courier,
- dragoman,
- drover,
- emissary,
- envoy,
- estafette,
- express,
- go-between,
- goatherd,
- guide,
- guidepost,
- guider,
- Gyropilot,
- helmsman,
- herd,
- herdsman,
- Hermes,
- internuncio,
- Iris,
- Mercury,
- mercury,
- message-bearer,
- messenger,
- navigator,
- nuncio,
- Paul Revere,
- Pheidippides,
- pilot,
- pointer,
- post,
- postboy,
- postrider,
- river pilot,
- runner,
- shepherd,
- steerer,
- steersman,
- tour director,
- tour guide