messenger
US /ˈmɛsəndʒɚ/
noun Advanced · C1 Văn phòng
Definition
a person who carries a message
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A messenger delivered the signed contract to our office before noon.
Synonyms
- couriera person who carries a message
- dispatcherthe official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- carriersomeone whose employment involves carrying something
Collocations
- Easy send a messengerto transmit or dispatch regarding a messenger
- Medium express courier messenger deliveryto express courier messenger delivery, meaning to give expression to
- Hard secure enterprise instant messenger appto secure enterprise instant messenger app, meaning to get by special effort
- Very Hard kill the messenger of catastrophic newsto kill the messenger of catastrophic news, meaning to cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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