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courier
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural couriers
plural couriers
Learner's definition of COURIER
[count]
1
: a person whose job is to carry messages, packages, etc., from one person or place to another信使；通讯员
- A courier [=messenger] will deliver the photo this afternoon.信使今天下午将送来相片。
- Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood.最近，警方在我们街区抓捕了一名毒品送货人。
- He worked as a bicycle courier in the city. [=a courier who uses a bicycle]他的工作就是骑自行车在城里递送信件。
2
: a business that is used to send messages, packages, etc.专递；专递公司
- The documents were sent by overnight courier.这些文件是通过次日达专递公司发出的。
3
British : a person who is employed by a travel company and whose job is to help people who are on holiday旅游服务员；导游
2 courier /ˈkɚrijɚ/ verb
couriers; couriered; couriering
2 courier
/ˈkɚrijɚ/
verb
couriers; couriered; couriering
Learner's definition of COURIER
[+ object] chiefly British
: to use a courier to send (a message, package, etc.) to a person or place专递投送
- The package was couriered overnight to our offices.这件包裹是通过次日达专递送到我们办公室的。
courier
noun
cou·ri·er ˈku̇r-ē-ər 
ˈkər-ē-,
ˈkə-rē-
1
: messenger: such as
a
: a member of a diplomatic (see diplomatic sense 2) service entrusted with bearing messages
b(1)
: an espionage agent transferring secret information
(2)
: a runner of contraband (see contraband sense 2)
c
: a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood. A courier just left a package for you on the porch.
Recent Examples on the Web The world’s biggest courier service is facing a union battle as workers demand higher pay and better working conditions. 
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Top-secret material must have specifically authorized transport, may not be sent via U.S. mail and may only be transmitted by authorized government courier service. Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 Houses compete to produce the most eye-catching, inventive and flamboyant show invitations delivered often by gas-guzzling courier to each guest’s personal or professional address with little thought for ecology. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 Hajji Abdullah supervised these operations from his Syrian residence, communicating by courier. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 Borys Tkachukovsky, a Nova Poshta manager, opted to work as a courier in Kyiv during the worst weeks of the fighting, transporting humanitarian aid, food and military items such as uniforms and flak jackets. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 After coming back online last summer, the number of applications that each individual U.S. Passport Agency now allows to be handled by a courier has been reduced. New York Times, 16 July 2022 And last year, partly in response to the pandemic, the agency said the pills may be distributed by a pharmacist or sent directly to a patient’s home by courier or by mail. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 The lab manages collection and shipment of samples, which are sent by courier every day except weekends. jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 See More
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Top-secret material must have specifically authorized transport, may not be sent via U.S. mail and may only be transmitted by authorized government courier service. Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 Houses compete to produce the most eye-catching, inventive and flamboyant show invitations delivered often by gas-guzzling courier to each guest’s personal or professional address with little thought for ecology. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 Hajji Abdullah supervised these operations from his Syrian residence, communicating by courier. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 Borys Tkachukovsky, a Nova Poshta manager, opted to work as a courier in Kyiv during the worst weeks of the fighting, transporting humanitarian aid, food and military items such as uniforms and flak jackets. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 After coming back online last summer, the number of applications that each individual U.S. Passport Agency now allows to be handled by a courier has been reduced. New York Times, 16 July 2022 And last year, partly in response to the pandemic, the agency said the pills may be distributed by a pharmacist or sent directly to a patient’s home by courier or by mail. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 The lab manages collection and shipment of samples, which are sent by courier every day except weekends. jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French corier, courrier, borrowed from Italian corriere, from correre "to run" (going back to Latin currere) + -iere -ier — more at current entry 1
First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of courier was in 1579 Phrases Containing courier
noun
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