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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
One who
brings
messages.
●
In People:
The
secretary
bird.
●
The
supporting
member
of an
aerial
cable
(electric power or
telephone
or data).
●
In Law:
A person
appointed
to
perform
certain
ministerial
duties
under
bankrupt
and
insolvent
laws
, such
as to
take charge
of the
estate
of the
bankrupt
or
insolvent
.
●
In Computing:
An
instant messenger
program.
●
A
forerunner
or harbinger.
●
A
light
scudding
cloud
preceding
a storm.
●
In People:
A
piece of paper
, etc;
blown up
a
string
to a kite.
●
In Nautical:
A
light line
with which a
heavier
line
may be
hauled
e.g. from the
deck
of a
ship
to the pier.
●
In Oceanography:
A
weight
dropped
down a
line
to
close
a Nansen bottle.
●
In Scottish English & People:
A messenger-at-arms.
●
In Bowling:
A
pin
which
travels
across the
pin deck
to
knock over
another
pin
, usually for a strike.
Verb
●
To
send
something by messenger.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a messenger.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
messenger
English
messagier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
message
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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