messenger

messenger
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. emissary, envoy, apostle, missionary; courier, carrier, bearer, errand boy, runner, gofer (sl.). See agent, commission.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. bearer, minister, angel, prophet, dispatcher, herald, carrier, courier, runner, crier, errand boy, intermediary, envoy, emissary, internuncio, go-between, ambassador, commissionaire, flag-bearer, gofer*, boy*; see also agent 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
courier, runner, carrier, bearer, emissary, envoy, herald, delivery person.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person who carries messages or is sent on errands: bearer, carrier, conveyer, courier, envoy, runner, transporter. See OVER.

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