courier

/'kuriə/

Thân thiện

A courier delivers a small package to an office building.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who carries and delivers messages, packages, or important documents, often with speed or over a specific route. This is the core meaning, referring to a human messenger.
   • A company or service that provides the business of delivering messages or parcels. In modern usage, the term can refer to the organization itself (e.g., "send it via courier").

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The confidential documents were transported by a diplomatic courier.
  • I need to send this package urgently, so I'll use a courier.
  • She works as a bicycle courier in the city center.

Advanced Usage

• "Diplomatic courier": An official who transports diplomatic bags (pouches) between a country's government and its embassies abroad. They enjoy special legal protections under international law.

  • The diplomatic courier's luggage is exempt from search at customs.

• "Cycle courier" / "Bike courier": A courier who delivers items using a bicycle, common in dense urban areas for speed and maneuverability.

  • He works as a bike courier, navigating through downtown traffic.

Variants and Related Words

• Courier service (n): A company that specializes in the delivery of letters, parcels, and freight.
  • Many online stores rely on courier services for fulfillment.

Synonyms

• Messenger: A broader term for someone who carries a message.
• Carrier: One who transports something from one place to another.
• Dispatch rider: A courier, often on a motorcycle, used especially for urgent military or commercial messages.

Related Phrases

• By courier: Using a courier service as the method of delivery.
  • The contract was sent by courier to ensure it arrived on time.

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly and exclusively formed with the word "courier".)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who carries a message

Từ đồng nghĩa

• messenger