a person who gives a message to somebody or who delivers messages to people as a job送信人;通信员;邮递员;信使- He sent the order by messenger.他通过邮递员发出订单。
- a bike/bicycle messenger自行车/自行车的使者
- Don’t blame me for the bad news—I’m just the messenger.可别怪我带来这个坏消息-我不过是送信的。
see also instant messengerOxford Collocations DictionaryMessenger is used before these nouns: Messenger is used after these nouns: See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’.