courier

CEFRB2

/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that delivers packages and documents.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A company that delivers messages.

Examples

  • The courier is enamored with East Asian cinema.

  • The courier carries many letters.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɵrɪjə(r)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who delivers messages.

  2. A company that transports goods.

  3. A person who looks after and guides tourists.

More examples

In context

  • We'll have the contract couriered to you.

  • The courier just arrived.

  • These sites have enormous hard drives and bandwidth for couriers to distribute the software from one site to the next.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.