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messenger

noun
/ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/
/ˈmesɪndʒər/
Idioms
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  1. 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 messenger
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMessenger is used before these nouns:
    • bag
    Messenger is used after these nouns:
    • bicycle
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’.
Idioms
shoot the messenger
  1. to blame the person who gives the news that something bad has happened, instead of the person who is really responsible拿报信人出气(而非责备问题的责任人)
    • Don't shoot the messenger!别错怪好人!

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