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mes·sen·ger
(mĕs′ən-jər)n.1. One that carries messages or performs errands, as:a. A person employed to carry telegrams, letters, or parcels.
c. An envoy to another person, party, or government.
3. A forerunner; a harbinger: the crocus and other messengers of spring.
4. b. MessengerIslam Muhammad. Used with the.
5. Nautical A chain or rope used for hauling in a cable. Also called messenger line.
tr.v.mes·sen·gered, mes·sen·ger·ing, mes·sen·gers
[Middle English messanger, from Old French messagier, from message, message; see message.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
messenger
(ˈmɛsɪndʒə) n1. a person who takes messages from one person or group to another or others
2. a person who runs errands or is employed to run errands
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a carrier of official dispatches; courier
4. (Nautical Terms) nauticalb. an endless belt of chain, rope, or cable, used on a powered winch to take off power
[C13: from Old French messagier, from message]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mes•sen•ger
(ˈmɛs ən dʒər)n.
2. a light line for pulling a heavier line to a ship, pier, etc.
v.t. 4. to send by messenger.
[1175–1225; Middle English messager < Anglo-French; Old French messagier. See message, -er2]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
messenger
- apostle - Comes from Greek apostolos, 'messenger.'
- bode - Boda is messenger in Germanic, hence 'bode'; at first, a bode was a command—then an omen or premonition.
- enunciate - Derives from Latin nuntius, 'messenger.'
- angel - The word angel was one of the earliest Germanic adoptions from Latin; originally from Greek aggelos, 'messenger,' it first meant 'hireling' or 'messenger.'
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun | 1. | messenger - a person who carries a message traveler, traveller - a person who changes location conveyer, conveyor - a person who conveys (carries or transmits); 'the conveyer of good tidings' dispatch rider - a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle) herald, trumpeter - (formal) a person who announces important news; 'the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet' bearer - a messenger who bears or presents; 'a bearer of good tidings' errand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands process-server - someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant runner - a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; 'he sent a runner over with the contract' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
messenger
nouncourier, agent, runner, carrier, herald, envoy, bearer, go-between, emissary, harbinger, delivery boy, errand boyThe document is to be sent by messenger.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
messenger
nounA person who carries messages or is sent on errands:bearer, carrier, conveyer, courier, envoy, runner, transporter.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
kurýrposel
sendiboîi, boîberi
使者
budbärare
messenger
[ˈmesɪndʒəʳ]B.CPDmessenger boyN → recaderom
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
messenger
[ˈmɛsɪndʒər]n (= courier) → coursier/ière m/fmess hall (US)mess roomn(in army) → messm; (in navy) → carrém
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
messenger
n→ Botem (old, form), → Botinf (old, form), → Überbringer(in)m(f), → (einer Nachricht); (Mil) → Kurier(in)m(f); bank messenger → Bankbotem → /-botinf; don’t shoot the messenger(fig) → lassen Sie Ihren Zorn an dem Verantwortlichen aus
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
messenger
Messenger 4.0
[ˈmɛsɪndʒəʳ]n (gen) → messaggero/a; (in office) → messoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
message
(ˈmesidʒ) noun1. a piece of information spoken or written, passed from one person to another. I have a message for you from Mr Johnston. boodskap رِسالَه съобщение recado zpráva die Mitteilung besked μήνυμαmensaje, recado teade پیغام viesti messageהודעה समाचार poruka üzenet pesan skilaboð messaggio 伝言 전갈, 전언 žinia, pranešimas, žinutė ziņa, vēsts pesanan boodschapbeskjed, meldingwiadomość پيغام recado mesaj сообщение správa sporočilo poruka meddelande ข่าวสาร mesaj, öğreti 訊息 повідомлення; лист تحریری یا زبانی پیغام tin tức 信息
2. the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc. What message is this story trying to give us? boodskap رِسالَه أخْلاقِيَّه، عِبْرَه послание mensagem poselství, idea die Botschaft budskab ηθικό δίδαγμαmensaje sõnum پیام opetus messageמסר संदेश, सूचना pouka mondanivaló, üzenet pesan boðskapur messaggio 教え (소설, 영화 등이 내포하는) 교훈 pamokymas, (pagrindinė) mintis, idėjinis turinys ideja, galvenā doma mesej boodschapbudskap, forkynnelse przesłanie پيام، گفته mensagem mesaj идейное содержание posolstvo; idea sporočilo pouka budskap คติสอนใจ ders 啟示 мораль; ідея کسی کہانی وغیرہ کا پیغام یا تعلیم thông điệp 启示
ˈmessenger (-sindʒə) noun a person who carries letters, information etc from place to place. The king's messenger brought news of the army's defeat. boodskapper رَسول، حامِل رِسالَه пратеник mensageiro posel der Bote budbringer αγγελιοφόροςmensajero käskjalg پستچی lähetti messager/-ère שליח संदेशवाहक glasnik, vjesnik hírnök utusan sendiboði, boðberi messaggero 使者 메신저, 전령 pasiuntinys ziņnesis; kurjers penghantar bodebud, kurerposłaniec ليك ليږدونكى mensageiro mesager курьер posol sel glasnik bud, budbärare คนส่งข่าว haberci 送信者,傳令者 посланець; зв'язківець قاصد، پیامی người đưa tin; sứ giả 送信者,信使
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
messenger
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kurýr budbringerBoteαγγελιαφόροςmensajero lähettimessager kurirmessaggero 使者 메신저boodschapperbudposłaniecmensageiroпосланник budbärare คนส่งข่าวulak người đưa tin使者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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