Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - courier
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Courier
courier
noun Etymology: Middle French courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre to run, from Latin currere Date: 1579 1. messenger: as a. a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages b. (1) an espionage agent transferring secret information (2) a runner of contraband c. a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies 2. a traveler's paid attendant; especially a tourists' guide employed by a travel agency
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n. 1 a person employed, usu. by a travel company, to guide and assist a group of tourists. 2 a special messenger. Etymology: ME f. obs. F, f. It. corriere, & f. OF coreor, both f. L currere run ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. курьер, посыльный; дипломатический курьер 2. агент, обслуживающий путешественников; сотрудник бюро путешествий или туристического бюро 3. профес. тайный агент, доставляющий секретные данные, связной шпиона 4. обслуживать или сопровождать туристов, путешественников ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(couriers, couriering couriered) 1. A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm. N-COUNT 2. A courier is a person employed by a travel company to look after people who are on holiday. = rep N-COUNT 3. If you courier something somewhere, you send it there by courier. I couriered it to Darren in New York. VERB: V n to n, also V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 someone who is employed to take a package, documents etc somewhere 2 BrE someone who is employed by a travel company to help people on holiday, by giving them information, helping them with problems etc ~2 v to send something somewhere by using a courier ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. courrier, from O.Fr. coreor, ult. from L. currere "to run." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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