messenger
Roget category 534
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.9. Modes of communication
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#534.
Messenger
noun
messenger,
envoy,
emissary,
legate —
nuncio,
internuncio† —
ambassador
etc.
(diplomatist)
758.
marshal,
flag bearer,
herald,
crier,
trumpeter,
bellman†,
pursuivant†,
parlementaire [Fr.],
apparitor†.
courier,
runner —
dak†,
estafette† —
Mercury,
Iris,
Ariel†.
commissionaire [Fr.] —
errand boy,
chore boy —
newsboy.
mail,
overnight mail,
express mail,
next-day delivery —
post,
post office —
letter bag —
delivery service —
United Parcel Service,
UPS —
Federal Express,
Fedex.
telegraph,
telephone —
cable,
wire
(electronic information transmission);
carrier pigeon.
[person reporting news]
(news)
532
reporter,
gentleman of the press,
representative of the press —
penny-a-liner —
special correspondent,
own correspondent —
spy,
scout —
informer
etc.
527.
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