as in courier
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Recent Examples of messenger
Listening, Accepting and Trusting Feinman advocates for reframing symptoms as helpful messengers rather than alarming threats.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
After nearly two and a half millennia, the Jews are back in Israel and messianic messengers stalk the halls of power in both Iran and the Knesset.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
One potential Browns option — don’t scream at the messenger here — would be pairing Fields with a rookie quarterback of a similar skill set.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
In Aquarius, the messenger planet encourages you to think outside the box, seek intellectual freedom and embrace unconventionality.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
After nearly two and a half millennia, the Jews are back in Israel and messianic messengers stalk the halls of power in both Iran and the Knesset.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
One potential Browns option — don’t scream at the messenger here — would be pairing Fields with a rookie quarterback of a similar skill set.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
In Aquarius, the messenger planet encourages you to think outside the box, seek intellectual freedom and embrace unconventionality.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for messenger
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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