messenger: meaning and definitions

One that carries messages or performs errands, as:

A person employed to carry telegrams, letters, or parcels.

A military or official courier.

An envoy to another person, party, or government.

A bearer of news.

A forerunner; a harbinger: the crocus and other messengers of spring.

A prophet: the messenger of Allah.

Nautical A chain or rope used for hauling in a cable. Also called messenger line.

To send by messenger.