messenger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English messengere, messingere, messangere, from Old French messanger, a variant of Old French messagier (French messager), equivalent to message + -er. Doublet of messager. Displaced native Old English boda (“messenger, envoy”) and ǣrendraca (“messenger, ambassador”). For the replacement of -ager with -enger, -inger, -anger, compare passenger, harbinger, scavenger, porringer. This development may have been merely the addition of n, or it may have resulted due to contamination from other suffixes such as Middle English -ing and the rare Old French -ange, -enc, -inge, -inghe (“-ing”) for Old French -age (“-age”).
Meanings
- One who brings messages.
- The secretary bird.
- The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
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A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
The Messenger under the joint Commission of Bankruptcy might have seized the Whole, if they had remained in their Warehouse
(Can we date this quote?), James Burrow, Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench:
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An instant messenger program.
The 4 primary messengers include ^([sic]) AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger.
2006, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Sexual exploitation of children over the Internet, page 395:Have them meet you on your favorite messenger program. IMs provide a means of instant chat without waiting on someone to respond back to you.
2010, Tim Collins, A Woman's Guide to Internet Dating, A Male Perspective, page 49:
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(figuratively) A forerunner or harbinger.
a messenger of doom
- A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.
- A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.
- A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
- A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle.
- (Scotland) A messenger-at-arms.
- A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| messengers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
credible messenger · don't shoot the messenger · intermessenger · instant messenger · kill the messenger · messenger pigeon · neuromessenger · corbie-messenger · multi-messenger astronomy · messenger RNA · second messenger · multimessenger · messenger of death · messengership · raven-messenger · messenger bag · death messenger · messengerly · messengerhood · chemical messenger · messengerial · nonmessenger · shoot the messenger
Translations (237)
ga teachtaire (one who brings messages) · be гане́ц (one who brings messages) · ks دٟتھ (one who brings messages) · mk гласник (one who brings messages) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (one who brings messages) · tk habarçy (one who brings messages) · fa-ira قاصِد (one who brings messages) · is sendiboði (one who brings messages) · pl posłannik (one who brings messages) · be сувязны́ (one who brings messages) · he מַלְאָךְ m שָׁלִיחַ (one who brings messages) · ps ټپالي (one who brings messages) · non árr (one who brings messages) · kk елші (one who brings messages) · be ве́снік (one who brings messages) · sh гла̑снӣк (one who brings messages) · fr messager (one who brings messages) · gl mandadeiro (one who brings messages) · th ผู้ส่งสาร (one who brings messages) · nb budbærer (one who brings messages) · la viator (one who brings messages) · qu kacha (one who brings messages) · nl bode (one who brings messages) · cmn 使者 (one who brings messages) · uk ви́сланець (one who brings messages) · ota رسول (one who brings messages) · sk kuriér (one who brings messages) · fi viestintuoja (one who brings messages) · ro mesager (one who brings messages) · ja メッセンジャー (one who brings messages) · et saadik (one who brings messages) · yi משולח (one who brings messages) · hy բանբեր (one who brings messages) · vi người đưa tin (one who brings messages) · fi kuriiri (one who brings messages) · ru ве́стник (one who brings messages) · qu chaski (one who brings messages) · alt элчи (one who brings messages) · ota اولاق (one who brings messages) · cmn 伻 (one who brings messages) · ota پیك (one who brings messages) · be звясту́н (one who brings messages) · sv sändebud (one who brings messages) · fo ørindasveinur (one who brings messages) · kgp jẽnẽ jamã (one who brings messages) · sa दूत (one who brings messages) · sv budbärare (one who brings messages) · cs posel (one who brings messages) · ja 使者 (one who brings messages) · sl sèl (one who brings messages) · sh vjȇsnīk (one who brings messages) · ka მაუწყებელი (one who brings messages) · mn элч (one who brings messages) · lt kurjeris (one who brings messages) · de Bote (one who brings messages) · ja 伝令 (one who brings messages) · sw tarishi (one who brings messages) · bg пра́теничка (one who brings messages) · cs kurýr (one who brings messages) · ky элчи (one who brings messages) · uk зв'язкови́й (one who brings messages) · de Kurier (one who brings messages) · ug ئەلچى (one who brings messages) · hi दूत (one who brings messages) · ur ہَرْکارَہ (one who brings messages) · yi שליח (one who brings messages) · ka შიკრიკი (one who brings messages) · cu проповѣдьникъ (one who brings messages) · la viatrix (one who brings messages) · ps پېک (one who brings messages) · uk послане́ць (one who brings messages) · bg пра́теница (one who brings messages) · pl goniec (one who brings messages) · fa-ira پِیْغام رِسان (one who brings messages) · ru связно́й (one who brings messages) · el αγγελιοφόρος (one who brings messages) · cy cennad (one who brings messages) · ka მომასწავებელი (one who brings messages) · gu દૂત (one who brings messages) · cy negesydd (one who brings messages) · wyi wiri-giri (one who brings messages) · ug روسۇل (one who brings messages) · lo ຜູ້ສົ່ງຂ່າວ (one who brings messages) · la nūntia (one who brings messages) · ko 메신저 (one who brings messages) · ky кабарчы (one who brings messages) · fo sendiboð (one who brings messages) · ps رسول (one who brings messages) · hi हरकारा (one who brings messages) · non ǫ́rr (one who brings messages) · ru ме́ссенджер (one who brings messages) · fi sanansaattaja (one who brings messages) · pl wysłannik (one who brings messages) · ha manzo (one who brings messages) · nl boodschapper (one who brings messages) · bg курие́р (one who brings messages) · ba хәбәрсе (one who brings messages) · ur قاصِد (one who brings messages) · ha masinja (one who brings messages) · uk кур'є́р (one who brings messages) · gmy 𐀀𐀐𐀫 (one who brings messages) · ka მაცნე (one who brings messages) · az qasid (one who brings messages) · tl mensahero (one who brings messages) · uz rasul (one who brings messages) · uk поси́льний (one who brings messages) · pl łącznik (one who brings messages) · mnc ᡝᠯᠴᡳᠨ (one who brings messages) · tg қосид (one who brings messages) · th ผู้แจ้งข่าว (one who brings messages) · ps اېلچي (one who brings messages) · tr elçi (one who brings messages) · vi người báo tin (one who brings messages) · la cursor (one who brings messages) · sh glȃsnīk (one who brings messages) · az elçi (one who brings messages) · my တမန် (one who brings messages) · be кур'е́р (one who brings messages) · cmn 信使 (one who brings messages) · mi pūrahorua (one who brings messages) · sw mesenja (one who brings messages) · sh ве̑снӣк (one who brings messages) · ms utusan (one who brings messages) · my ဆက်သား (one who brings messages) · ar قَاصِد (one who brings messages) · ca missatgera (one who brings messages) · pox bezaikă (one who brings messages) · tr haberci (one who brings messages) · hi रसूल (one who brings messages) · hi संदेशवाहक (one who brings messages) · ps ايلچي (one who brings messages) · es mensajero (one who brings messages) · fa-ira پِیْک (one who brings messages) · bo བང་ཆེན (one who brings messages) · nb sendebud (one who brings messages) · uk гоне́ць (one who brings messages) · uk посла́нник (one who brings messages) · pl wysłaniec (one who brings messages) · pt mensageiro (one who brings messages) · sh vȇsnīk (one who brings messages) · ru гоне́ц (one who brings messages) · ru курье́р (one who brings messages) · fi viestinviejä (one who brings messages) · alt кабарчы (one who brings messages) · zdj ndrume (one who brings messages) · ar رَسُول (one who brings messages) · lv kurjers (one who brings messages) · hu hírnök (one who brings messages) · km អ្នកនាំសារ (one who brings messages) · nb bud (one who brings messages) · ota چاپار (one who brings messages) · ga scéalaí (one who brings messages) · be пасы́льны (one who brings messages) · grc ἄγγελος (one who brings messages) · ca missatger (one who brings messages) · vec meso (one who brings messages) · atv элчи (one who brings messages) · dsb pósoł (one who brings messages) · ln ntóma (one who brings messages) · ms pengutus (one who brings messages) · ps راستولی (one who brings messages) · ga eachlach (one who brings messages) · ota مژدهجی (one who brings messages) · ka მოამბე (one who brings messages) · sh вје̑снӣк (one who brings messages) · is boðberi (one who brings messages) · gl mensaxeiro (one who brings messages) · fa-ira رَسول (one who brings messages) · hu hírvivő (one who brings messages) · ru посла́нник (one who brings messages) · kmr pêyamber (one who brings messages) · wa messaedjî (one who brings messages) · de Botschafter (one who brings messages) · pl posłaniec (one who brings messages) · tr peyk (one who brings messages) · ks رَسوٗل (one who brings messages) · mi karere (one who brings messages) · uga 𐎎𐎍𐎀𐎋 (one who brings messages) · vi người chuyển giao (one who brings messages) · fo boðsveinur (one who brings messages) · uk посла́нець (one who brings messages) · pl poseł (one who brings messages) · fr coursier (one who brings messages) · lt pasiuntinys (one who brings messages) · ru посы́льный (one who brings messages) · tt хәбәрче (one who brings messages) · kk хабаршы (one who brings messages) · pl kurier (one who brings messages) · bg ве́стник (one who brings messages) · bni ntoma (one who brings messages) · it messaggero (one who brings messages) · egy wp:p-w-t:y-D54-A1 (one who brings messages) · sk posol (one who brings messages) · uk вісту́н (one who brings messages) · ur پَیام نِگار (one who brings messages) · ja 伻 (one who brings messages) · xag 𐔼𐕅𐕒𐕡𐕇𐕆𐔴𐕖𐔰𐔾 (one who brings messages) · ko 사자 (one who brings messages) · tk resul (one who brings messages) · uz elchi (one who brings messages) · eo anoncanto (one who brings messages) · shi arqqas (one who brings messages) · tl sugo (one who brings messages) · zdj mtrume (one who brings messages) · ast mensaxeru (one who brings messages) · uz xabarchi (one who brings messages) · mi kaiwaewae (one who brings messages) · tr resul (one who brings messages) · et sõnumitooja (one who brings messages) · ko 전령 (one who brings messages) · it corriere (one who brings messages) · mk курир (one who brings messages) · tg расул (one who brings messages) · bg пра́теник (one who brings messages) · ang boda (one who brings messages) · lv ziņnesis (one who brings messages) · lv vēstnesis (one who brings messages) · da bud (one who brings messages) · az rəsul (one who brings messages) · fo boðberi (one who brings messages) · pox bode (one who brings messages) · sv bud (one who brings messages) · bo ཕོ་ཉ (one who brings messages) · pro messatger (one who brings messages) · eo mesaĝisto (one who brings messages) · ur رَسُول (one who brings messages) · nb budbringer (one who brings messages) · la nūntius (one who brings messages) · wo ndaw (one who brings messages) · vi người đem tin (one who brings messages) · be пасла́нец (one who brings messages) · oc messatgièr (one who brings messages) · vec mesa (one who brings messages) · ug خەۋەرچى (one who brings messages) · uk ві́сник (one who brings messages) · fi lähetti (one who brings messages) · sq lajmëtar (one who brings messages)