messenger

see definition of messenger

nounperson carrying information to another

Synonyms for messenger

noun person carrying information to another

Antonyms for messenger

receiver

bearer

noun. person who carries messages or deliveries

carrier

noun. one who carries or transmits something

carriers

noun. one who carries or transmits something

connection

noun. person who aids another in achieving goal

connections

noun. person who aids another in achieving goal

Word Origin & History

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).

Example Sentences for messenger

“If an angel be a messenger of God, I trow he is one,” said Tibble.

"For Miss Dennis," said the messenger; but she handed the card to Mrs. Roberts.

A note came by a messenger who waited for no answer, as he told the yawning maid.

The messenger, too, who lends himself to her humour now becomes a proper man.

Sometimes when there was quarreling between the clans they would not receive a messenger.

Mayhew sent by messenger a huge placard reading, "Wanted, A Wife."

Then the messenger threw aside his mask, and Seth saw that he was Death.

She thought that she should see Death, too in the same way, as a messenger.

The messenger had "no friend on earth," according to Fenton.

He told the servant to provide the messenger with refreshment, then turned to his guest.