Meaning

5 senses
  1. A person who delivers messages.

    Kurier

    курье́рkurʹjér, посы́льныйposýlʹnyj

    кур'є́рkurʺjér, поси́льнийposýlʹnyj, посла́нецьposlánecʹ

    a person who carries a message

  2. A company that delivers messages.

    Kurierdienst

    курье́рская слу́жбаkurʹjérskaja slúžba

  3. A company that transports goods.

  4. (Internet)A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.

  5. A person who looks after and guides tourists.

    Reiseführer

    экскурсово́дekskursovód, гидgid

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The courier just arrived.

    deDer Bote ist gerade angekommen.

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  2. Yesterday a courier delivered my order.

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  3. They sent us the documents by courier.

    deUns wurden die Dokumente per Kurier übersandt.

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  4. Send the envelope by courier next time.

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  5. The courier has arrived.

    ruКурьер приехал.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who delivers messages:
Русский
By meaning 3
person who delivers messages:
company that delivers messages:
person who looks after and guides tourists:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person who delivers messages:
company that delivers messages:
person who looks after and guides tourists:

Origin

From a convergence of Middle English corour, currour, from Old French coreor, agent noun o

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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Forms

plural: couriers
Singularcourier
Pluralcouriers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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