messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈme-sᵊn-jər 
1
: one who bears a message or does an errand: such as
a
archaic
: forerunner, herald
b
: a dispatch bearer in government or military service
c
: an employee who carries messages
2
: a light line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
3
: a substance (such as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect
4
Examples of messenger in a Sentence
They sent a messenger to pick up the package.
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
Recent Examples on the Web
Catecholamines, like adrenaline and dopamine, are chemical messengers released in response to emotional or physical stress.
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The messenger planet will eventually retrograde back into Leo on Aug. 14, shifting the focus from meticulous planning to leadership and self-expression in your professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
The historian Herodotus, writing only a few decades after the battle, attributed an entirely different run to the messenger Pheidippides—from Athens to Sparta to seek Spartan military aid, a distance of about 160 miles.
—Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
Zoom in: The far-reaching campaign involves more than 40 groups and messengers, Civic Nation tells Axios.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 30 July 2024
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The messenger planet will eventually retrograde back into Leo on Aug. 14, shifting the focus from meticulous planning to leadership and self-expression in your professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
The historian Herodotus, writing only a few decades after the battle, attributed an entirely different run to the messenger Pheidippides—from Athens to Sparta to seek Spartan military aid, a distance of about 160 miles.
—Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
Zoom in: The far-reaching campaign involves more than 40 groups and messengers, Civic Nation tells Axios.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for messenger
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messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈmes-ᵊn-jər
: one that carries a message or does an errand
Medical Definition
messenger
noun
mes·sen·ger
ˈmes-ᵊn-jər
1
: a substance (as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect see first messenger, second messenger
2
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