courier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʊəriər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɜriɚ, ˈkʊr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kûrē ər, kŏŏr-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cour•i•er /ˈkɜriɚ, ˈkʊr-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. a messenger: [countable]A special courier brought us the overnight package.[uncountable]It was brought by courier.
  2. British Terms[countable] a tour guide for a travel agency.
See -cour-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cour•i•er  (kûrē ər, kŏŏr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
  2. any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly.
  3. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.
  4. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a tour guide for a travel agency.
  • Late Latin curritor runner; see current, -tor
  • Anglo-French cor(i)our, Old French coreor
  • Latin -ārius -ary; replacing Middle English corour
  • Latin currere) + -iere
  • Italian corriere, equivalent. to corr(ere) to run (
  • Middle French cour(r)ier
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
courier / ˈkʊərɪə/
  1. a special messenger, esp one carrying diplomatic correspondence
  2. a person who makes arrangements for or accompanies a group of travellers on a journey or tour
  1. (transitive) to send (a parcel, letter, etc) by courier
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French courrier, from Old Latin corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere
'courier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a courier [van, bike, truck, vehicle], a courier [agency, service, company], courier [prices, rates, costs], more...

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