DictionaryRoot: message
Old French

message

message, news

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A bicycle messenger hands a sealed envelope to a recipient at an office doorway.
noun

messenger

MES-in-jur/ˈmesɪndʒər/

Someone or something that carries a message or signal.

Etymology

Built on message, meaning news or a communication, messenger names its bearer. The role includes carrying spoken information, not just delivering a written object.

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