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- [mes-uh n-jer]
- /ˈmɛs ən dʒər/
- /ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mes-uh n-jer]
- /ˈmɛs ən dʒər/
Definitions of messenger word
- noun messenger a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business. 1
- noun messenger a person employed to convey official dispatches or to go on other official or special errands: a bank messenger. 1
- noun messenger Nautical. a rope or chain made into an endless belt to pull on an anchor cable or to drive machinery from some power source, as a capstan or winch. a light line by which a heavier line, as a hawser, can be pulled across a gap between a ship and a pier, a buoy, another ship, etc. 1
- noun messenger Oceanography. a brass weight sent down a line to actuate a Nansen bottle or other oceanographic instrument. 1
- noun messenger Archaic. a herald, forerunner, or harbinger. 1
- verb with object messenger to send by messenger. 1
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Origin of messenger
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English messager, messangere < Anglo-French; Old French messagier. See message, -er2
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Parts of speech for Messenger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
messenger popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
messenger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for messenger
noun messenger
- prophet — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- go-between — a person who acts as an agent or intermediary between persons or groups; emissary.
- courier — A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- gofer — an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
Antonyms for messenger
noun messenger
- receiver — a person or thing that receives.
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