courier
noun
Examples of courier in a Sentence
Deborah Belgum, WWD, 28 June 2024
In April, the company decided to close four facilities in southwestern Florida on July 29, resulting in the layoff of 200 couriers and eight managers.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2024
And Smith wound up as director of courier operations for Uber.
—Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 18 June 2024
When the couriers arrived at the woman’s Finksburg home, they were arrested and identified by New York State driver’s licenses as Xiang Liu and Hongdong Liu, the charging documents state.
—Ethan Reese, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courier. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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courier
noun
Middle English courrier "a person who carries (runs) messages from one place to another quickly," from early Italian corriere (same meaning), derived from Latin currere "to run" — related to current
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