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courier

/ˈkɜːiə/KUR-ee-ur
/ˈkɝiɚ/KUR-ee-ur

Meaningto run

Common meaning: person or company carrying messages or parcels

Journey through time

  1. Latincurrere‘to run’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto run → messengercourrier‘messenger’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmessenger → person or company carrying messages or parcelscourier‘person or company carrying messages or parcels’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin currere ‘to run’.

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