n.
Pronunciation: ' me-s ə n-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English messangere, from Anglo-French messager, messanger, from message
Date: 14th century
1 : one who bears a message or does an errand: as a archaic : FORERUNNER , HERALD b : a dispatch bearer in government or military service c : an employee who carries messages
2 : a light line used in hauling a heavier line (as between ships)
3 : a substance (as a hormone) that mediates a biological effect
4 : MESSENGER RNA