expresser

Variant of express

transitive verb

  1. to press out or squeeze out (juice, etc.)
  2. to get by pressure; elicit by force; extort
  3. to put into words; represent by language; state
    1. to make known; reveal; show: his face expressed sorrow
    2. to show (a genetic trait)
  4. to picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
  5. to show by sign; symbolize; signify: the sign + expresses addition
  6. ☆ to send by express

Origin: ME expressen < ML expressare < L expressus, pp. of exprimere, to express, lit., force out < ex-, out + premere: see press

adjective

    1. expressed and not implied; explicit: to give express orders
    2. specific: his express reason for going
  1. exact: she is the express image of her aunt
  2. made for or suited to a special purpose: express regulations
  3. Origin: orig., for the express purpose of running to one station

    fast, direct, and making few stops: an express train
  4. characterized by speed or velocity; specif.,
    1. for fast driving: an express highway
    2. high-speed: an express bullet
    3. for high-speed projectiles: an express rifle
    4. having to do with railway express, pony express, etc.

Origin: ME & OFr expres < L expressus

adverb

by express

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit.
    1. a special messenger; courier
    2. a message delivered by such a messenger; dispatch sent swiftly
    1. an express train, bus, elevator, etc.
    2. an express rifle
  2. the pony express
    1. a method or service for transporting goods or sending money or mail rapidly, but at extra cost
    2. the goods transported or money sent by express
    3. a business concern operating such a service
  3. any method or means of swift transmission

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