nonmessenger en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + messenger.
Meanings
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One who is not a messenger.
Messengers are big fixie aficionados, but more and more fixed-gear bikes are being ridden by nonmessengers, most conspicuously the kind of younger people to whom the term “hipster” applies and who emanate from certain neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
2007 April 29, Jocko Weyland, “Unstoppable”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonmessengers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |