From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Courier \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), noun [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See {Course}, {Current}.]
1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.
The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. --Knolles.
2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a person who carries a message [syn: {messenger}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "courier": Gyropilot, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, automatic pilot, bearer, boatheader, boatsteerer, carrier, cicerone, commissionaire, cowherd, coxswain, diplomatic courier, dragoman, drover, emissary, envoy, estafette, express, go-between, goatherd, guide, guidepost, guider, helmsman, herd, herdsman, internuncio, mercury, message-bearer, messenger, navigator, nuncio, pilot, pointer, post, postboy, postrider, river pilot, runner, shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
courier [BBS & cracker cultures] A person who distributes newly cracked {warez}, as opposed to a {server} who makes them available for download or a {leech} who merely downloads them. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it themselves, as the act is not part of their culture. See also {warez d00dz}, {cracker}, {elite}.
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