courier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʉː.ɹi.əɹ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɝ.i.ɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʊɹ.i.ɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- A person who delivers messages.
- A company that delivers messages.
- A company that transports goods.
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(Internet) A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.
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:
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A person who looks after and guides tourists.
"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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| couriers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
tourist guide · rep · guide · messenger
Translations (106)
id kurir (person who delivers messages) · gl mensaxeiro (person who delivers messages) · la cursor (person who delivers messages) · ca correu (person who delivers messages) · tr peyk (person who delivers messages) · bg курие́р (person who delivers messages) · pt guia (person who looks after and guides tourists) · es estafeta (person who delivers messages) · ja メッセンジャー (person who delivers messages) · fi kuriiriyritys (company that transports goods) · be пасла́нец (person who delivers messages) · ja 旅行添乗員 (person who looks after and guides tourists) · gl correo (person who delivers messages) · fi lähettiyritys (company that delivers messages) · cmn 信使 (person who delivers messages) · cmn 領隊 /领队 (person who looks after and guides tourists) · ru курье́р (person who delivers messages) · ru экскурсово́д (person who looks after and guides tourists) · mt gwida (person who looks after and guides tourists) · fr messager (person who delivers messages) · mi kaiwaewae (person who delivers messages) · pt estafeta (person who delivers messages) · zza berdoğ (person who delivers messages) · oc mandador (person who delivers messages) · fa باربری (company that transports goods) · hu küldönc (person who delivers messages) · ca guia (person who looks after and guides tourists) · he שליחה (person who delivers messages) · lt kurjeris (company that transports goods) · fi opas (person who looks after and guides tourists) · bg пра́теник (person who delivers messages) · hi संदेशवाहक (person who delivers messages) · oc mandairitz (person who delivers messages) · hy սուրհանդակ (person who delivers messages) · be пасы́льны (person who delivers messages) · la tabellārius (person who delivers messages) · mk курир (person who delivers messages) · es courrier (company that transports goods) · pl kurier (person who delivers messages) · ru гид (person who looks after and guides tourists) · bg курие́рска слу́жба (company that delivers messages) · ru посы́льный (person who delivers messages) · da kurer (person who delivers messages) · ru курье́рская слу́жба (company that delivers messages) · ja 宅配会社 (company that transports goods) · fi lähetti (person who delivers messages) · fa نامهرسان (person who delivers messages) · ota اولاق (person who delivers messages) · ota مژدهجی (person who delivers messages) · ota چاپار (person who delivers messages) · my တမန် (person who delivers messages) · zza berder (person who delivers messages) · la nūntius (person who looks after and guides tourists) · uk посла́нець (person who delivers messages) · hu hírnök (person who delivers messages) · tr ulak (person who delivers messages) · gl guía (person who looks after and guides tourists) · pt mensageiro (person who delivers messages) · la nūntius (person who delivers messages) · oc mandairises (person who delivers messages) · hu idegenvezető (person who looks after and guides tourists) · fa پیک (company that delivers messages) · lt kurjeris (company that delivers messages) · grc ἀστάνδης (person who delivers messages) · la angarius (person who delivers messages) · cmn 郵遞員 /邮递员 (person who delivers messages) · ja 郵便配達人 (person who delivers messages) · oc mandadora (person who delivers messages) · bg екскурзово́д (person who looks after and guides tourists) · lt kurjeris (person who delivers messages) · pt correio (company that delivers messages) · tr haberci (person who delivers messages) · de Reiseführer (person who looks after and guides tourists) · mi karere (person who delivers messages) · cs kurýr (person who delivers messages) · es courier (company that transports goods) · fa گردشبر (person who looks after and guides tourists) · ja 運送会社 (company that transports goods) · ja 急使 (company that delivers messages) · nl koerier (person who delivers messages) · hu futár (person who delivers messages) · cmn 郵差 /邮差 (person who delivers messages) · ota پیك (person who delivers messages) · it corriere (company that delivers messages) · es estafetero (person who delivers messages) · it corriere (person who delivers messages) · de Kurierdienst (company that delivers messages) · sk kuriér (person who delivers messages) · pl kurierka (person who delivers messages) · fr coursier (person who delivers messages) · fi kuriiri (person who delivers messages) · ca missatger (person who delivers messages) · id kurir (company that transports goods) · id kurir (company that delivers messages) · pt transportadora (company that transports goods) · ga eachlach (person who delivers messages) · cmn 講解員 /讲解员 (person who looks after and guides tourists) · eo kuriero (person who delivers messages) · mt kurrier (person who delivers messages) · de Kurier (person who delivers messages) · sv kurir (person who delivers messages) · be кур'е́р (person who delivers messages) · uk поси́льний (person who delivers messages) · he שליח (person who delivers messages) · uk кур'є́р (person who delivers messages) · ja ツアーコンダクター (person who looks after and guides tourists)