Courier Meaning
/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who delivers messages.
nounA company that delivers messages.
Sentence Examples
The courier just arrived.
The courier carries many letters.
The courier is enamored with East Asian cinema.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ delivered the urgent package right before the deadline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ just arrived.
Word Origin & History
From a convergence of Middle English corour, currour, from Old French coreor, agent noun of corir (“to run”), and Middle English courier, a borrowing of Middle French courrier, from Italian corriere.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"You can always find musicians. There are more trackers than coders, pixelers, organizers, couriers, and designers combined."
— 1999, Adrian Dunn, “Re: Using a scanned picture in your demo”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
"These sites have enormous hard drives and bandwidth for couriers to distribute the software from one site to the next."
— 2005, Paul Craig, Ron Honick, Mark Burnett, Software Piracy Exposed, page 2:
""A courier!" cried Muscari, laughing. "Is that the last of your list of trades? And whom are you conducting?""
— 1914, G. K. Chesterton, “The Paradise of Thieves”, in The Wisdom of Father Brown, p. 29:
"Workcest is a huge no no, things will never go back to their easy ways and all of a sudden your report that’s meant to be couriered to Belfast is taking snail mail… through Thailand."
— 2013 December 13, CollegeTimes Staff, “How Not To Destroy Your Reputation At The Office Work Party”, in CollegeTimes.com:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ delivered the urgent package right before the deadline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ just arrived.