courier
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cou·ri·er1 /ˈkʊriə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. BOTTa person or company that is paid to take packages somewhere 〔递送包裹或文件的〕信使,快递员;快递公司2. British English old-fashionedBODLT a rep 销售员
Examples from the Corpus
courier• Lichfield council got the demand to him via a friend of the family near Lagos and a courier.• The £1,000 worth of gifts were part of the loot taken in a raid on a courier depot at Leicester.• A courier arrived with the documents just before the meeting.• A courier brought me news, which was brief but favourable.• A number of companies arrange courier flights.• Agents said the women chosen as couriers mainly were in their 20s with middle-class appearances.• The invitations were sent out by courier.• He said he'd be sending the report over by courier.• Would not the courier also be stained by it?• The courier service is provided free by Stanford.• Payments to couriers for aircraft that were never used.courier2 verb [transitive] TTTAKE/BRINGto send something somewhere using a courier 由信使[快递员,快递公司]递送→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
courier• I'll courier the contracts out to you this afternoon.From Longman Business Dictionarycouriercou‧ri‧er /ˈkʊriə-ər/ noun [countable]1JOBTRANSPORTa person or company whose job is to collect packages, documents etc and deliver them somewherea motorcycle courierHarrods had sent the garment by courier.2British EnglishJOBTRAVEL someone who is employed by a travel company to help people when they are on holiday, for example to give them information or organize trips to interesting placesSYN AmE escorta courier for a touring holiday companyOrigin courier1 (1300-1400) Old French courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre “to run”, from Latin currere; COURSE1cou·ri·er1 nouncourier2 verbChineseSyllable
that take to is packages company paid person or a Corpus Business
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courier
cou‧ri‧er1 /ˈkʊriə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
2. British English old-fashioned a rep
courier2
verb [transitive]
to send something somewhere using a courier
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre 'to run', from Latin currere; course1
1. a person or company that is paid to take packages somewhereLanguage: Old French
Origin: courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre 'to run', from Latin currere; course1
2. British English old-fashioned a rep
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verb [transitive]to send something somewhere using a courier