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(mes′ən jər)

noun

1. a person who carries a message or goes on an errand
2. a person whose work is delivering telegrams, official dispatches, or the like
Archaic a harbinger; forerunner
Naut. a light line tied to a heavier one and used in pulling it as from a ship to a pier

Origin: ME messengere (with unhistoric -n-) < OFr messagier: see message

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noun

One that carries messages or performs errands, as:
a. A person employed to carry telegrams, letters, or parcels.
b. A military or official courier.
c. An envoy to another person, party, or government.
A bearer of news.
A forerunner; a harbinger: the crocus and other messengers of spring.
A prophet: the messenger of Allah.
Nautical A chain or rope used for hauling in a cable. Also called messenger line.

transitive verb mes·sen·gered, mes·sen·ger·ing, mes·sen·gers

To send by messenger.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English messanger

Origin: , from Old French messagier

Origin: , from message, message; see message

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