MESSENGER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MESSENGER?

Need another word that means the same as “messenger”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “messenger” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Messenger” are: courier, postman, errand boy, errand girl, runner, dispatch rider, envoy, emissary, agent, go-between, legate, nuncio, herald, harbinger

Messenger as a Noun

Definitions of "Messenger" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “messenger” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.
• A substance that conveys information or a stimulus within the body.
• A person who carries a message.

Synonyms of "Messenger" as a noun (14 Words)

agent	Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. His agent was able to negotiate a long term contract.
courier	A person who carries a message. He worked as a courier on a package holiday to Majorca.
dispatch rider	The property of being prompt and efficient.
emissary	A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
envoy	Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. The UN special envoy to Yugoslavia.
errand boy	A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
errand girl	A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
go-between	A negotiator who acts as a link between parties.
harbinger	A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. These works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera.
herald	A person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen. The chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet.
legate	An ambassador or messenger. A papal legate arrived in France on a peacemaking mission.
nuncio	A diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
postman	A man who delivers the mail.
runner	A plant that spreads by means of runners. A 400 metres runner.

Usage Examples of "Messenger" as a noun

• Nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger.

Associations of "Messenger" (30 Words)

address	Access or locate by address. He persecuted her with his addresses.
airmail	Send or transport by airmail. Letters to Europe from the U S are best airmailed.
barred	Preventing entry or exit or a course of action. A barred gate.
bulletin	Make public by bulletin.
convey	(of information) make known; pass on. Mr Harvey and his daughter have asked me to convey their very kind regards.
correspondence	Similarity by virtue of corresponding. The results of two tests were in correspondence.
courier	Send goods or documents by courier. A courier service.
delivery	The act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. She had a difficult delivery.
diplomat	An official representing a country abroad.
email	Send an email to someone. Call fax or email for a free demo.
emissary	A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
envelope	A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. The spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet.
envoy	A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry. A peace envoy.
letter	Be awarded an emblem in the shape of the initial letter of the name of one s school or university for achievement in sport. We must keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter.
mail	Email. He works for the United States mail service.
mailbox	Public box for deposit of mail.
mailing	The action or process of sending something by mail. The postmark indicates the time of mailing.
negotiate	Find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult route. They refused to negotiate with the rebels.
philatelist	A collector and student of postage stamps.
philately	The collection and study of postage stamps.
post	A starting post or winning post. She was opening her post.
postage	The sending of letters and parcels by post. Proof of postage is required.
postal	A postcard. A postal ballot.
postcard	A card for sending a message by post without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side. He promised to send me a picture postcard.
postmaster	A man in charge of a post office.
postscript	A note appended to a letter after the signature. He added a postscript Leaving tomorrow.
prophet	In Christian use the books of Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and the twelve minor prophets. He is repeatedly hailed as a prophet of modernism.
relay	A signal or broadcast transmitted by a relay. The wagons were pulled by relays of horses.
send	Send a message or letter. It s the spectacle and music that send us not the words.
transmit	Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. Sexually transmitted diseases.