I. mes ‧ sen ‧ ger 1 /ˈmesɪndʒə, -s ə n- $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: messager 'messenger' (12-16 centuries) , from Old French messagier , from message ; ⇨ ↑ message ]
1 . someone whose job is to deliver messages or documents, or someone who takes a message to someone else
2 . blame/shoot the messenger to be angry with the person who tells you about something bad, instead of the person who caused it to happen
II. messenger 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to send a letter, package etc somewhere using a messenger