MESSENGER


Meaning of MESSENGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-s ə n-jər ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.