Found 3 items, similar to messenger.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: messenger
caraka, kurir, pesuruh, utusan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: messenger
messenger
n : a person who carries a message [syn:
courier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Messenger
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.
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2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.
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Yon gray lines
That fret the clouds are messengers of day. --Shak.
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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.
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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.
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Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner;
precursor; herald.
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Messenger bird, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.
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