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Webster 1913 Edition

(k??′r?-?r)

Noun.

[F.

courrier

, fr.

courre

courir

, to run, L.

currere

. See

A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.

The wary Bassa . . . by speedy

couriers

, advertised Solyman of the enemy’s purpose.

Knolles.

An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.

Noun.

[L.] A messenger sent express, for conveying letters or dispatches on public business.