Dictionary
cour•i•er
Pronunciation: (kûr'ē-ur, koor'-), [key]—
n.
1. a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
2. any means of carrying news, messages, etc., regularly.
3. the conveyance used by a courier, as an airplane or ship.
4. Chiefly Brit.a tour guide for a travel agency.
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