/ ˈmesɪndʒə(r); NAmE / noun
a person who gives a message to sb or who delivers messages to people as a job :
He sent the order by messenger.
a motorcycle messenger
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IDIOMS
see shoot verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Northern French messanger , variant of Old French messager , from Latin missus , past participle of mittere send.