Synonyms for messenger

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mes-uhn-jer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛs ən dʒər

Top 10 synonyms for messenger

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Définition of messenger

Origin : c.1200, messager, from Old French messagier "messenger, envoy, ambassador," from message (see message (n.)). With parasitic -n- inserted by c.1300 for no apparent reason except that people liked to say it that way (cf. passenger, harbinger, scavenger).

noun person carrying information to another

Example sentences :

“If an angel be a messenger of God, I trow he is one,” said Tibble.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

"For Miss Dennis," said the messenger; but she handed the card to Mrs. Roberts.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

A note came by a messenger who waited for no answer, as he told the yawning maid.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The messenger, too, who lends himself to her humour now becomes a proper man.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Sometimes when there was quarreling between the clans they would not receive a messenger.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Mayhew sent by messenger a huge placard reading, "Wanted, A Wife."
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Then the messenger threw aside his mask, and Seth saw that he was Death.
Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field

She thought that she should see Death, too in the same way, as a messenger.
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

The messenger had "no friend on earth," according to Fenton.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

He told the servant to provide the messenger with refreshment, then turned to his guest.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

Antonyms for messenger

receiver

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