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courier

/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/ noun

In Latin: nūntius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about courier at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A person who carries a message.

Origin

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.

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