单词 | messenger |
释义 | messenger/ˈmɛsɪn(d)ʒə /noun 1A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.Agni was the next and was important in the sacrifices and was considered as a messenger, carrying the messages to the heavens, as the flames of the sacrificial fires ascended upwards....
Synonyms message-bearer, message-carrier, postman, courier, errand boy/girl, runner, dispatch rider, envoy, emissary, agent, go-between, legate, nuncio, herald, harbinger 1.1 Biochemistry A substance that conveys information or a stimulus within the body: nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger...
verb [with object] chiefly US Send (a document or package) by messenger: could you have it messengered over to me?...
Phrasesshoot (or kill) the messenger OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus (see message). |
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