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Definition of 'messenger'

noun

A person who carries a message [syn: messenger, courier]

From: GCIDE

Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F. messager. See Message.]
1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages. [1913 Webster]
2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells. [1913 Webster]
Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers of day. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable. [1913 Webster]
4. (Law) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent. --Bouvier. Tomlins. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner; precursor; herald. [1913 Webster]
Messenger bird, the secretary bird, from its swiftness. [1913 Webster]

Messenger (Heb. mal'ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on foot, the bearer of despatches (Job 1:14; 1 Sam. 11:7; 2 Chr. 36:22); swift of foot (2 Kings 9:18).