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courier

US /ˈkʊriər/UK /ˈkʊriə/

noun Core · B1 Mua hàng & vận chuyển

Definition

a person who carries a message

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The legal contract was delivered by an express courier and signed by the recipient upon arrival.

Synonyms

  • messengera person who carries a message
  • delivery personhaving a meaning similar to courier

Collocations

  • Easy send by courier
    to transmit or dispatch regarding by courier
  • Medium courier delivery service
    describing courier delivery service (a person who carries a message)
  • Hard international express courier network
    describing international express courier network (any of several international socialist organizations)
  • Very Hard diplomatic courier with official immunity
    describing diplomatic courier with official immunity (relating to or characteristic of diplomacy)

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