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messenger

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Someone who brings messages.

Pronunciation

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mehsuhnjer

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈmɛsəndʒɚ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Definition

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noun

  1. One who brings messages.

  2. figurative

    A forerunner or harbinger.

  3. The secretary bird.

  4. A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.

  5. The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).

  6. A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.

verb

  1. transitive

    To send something by messenger.

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  • “He acted as a messenger, delivering the urgent news quickly.”noun

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