Courier

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Courier \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre,
     courir, to run, L. currere. See {Course}, {Current}.]
     1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or
        dispatches, usually on public business.
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              The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised
              Solyman of the enemy's purpose.       --Knolles.
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     2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make
        arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the
        way.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  courier
       n : a person who carries a message [syn: {messenger}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "courier":
     Gyropilot, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides,
     automatic pilot, bearer, boatheader, boatsteerer, carrier,
     cicerone, commissionaire, cowherd, coxswain, diplomatic courier,
     dragoman, drover, emissary, envoy, estafette, express, go-between,
     goatherd, guide, guidepost, guider, helmsman, herd, herdsman,
     internuncio, mercury, message-bearer, messenger, navigator, nuncio,
     pilot, pointer, post, postboy, postrider, river pilot, runner,
     shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  courier [BBS & cracker cultures] A person who distributes newly cracked
     {warez}, as opposed to a {server} who makes them available for download
     or a {leech} who merely downloads them. Hackers recognize this term but
     don't use it themselves, as the act is not part of their culture. See
     also {warez d00dz}, {cracker}, {elite}.
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  COURIER. One who is sent on some public occasion as an express, to bear 
  despatches, letters, and other papers. 
       2. Couriers sent by an ambassador or other public minister, are 
  protected from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, Sec. 123.