Messenger

Definitions

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a messenger.
2. One who brings messages.
3. A male given name of historical usage.
   rare
4. The secretary bird.
5. The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
6. 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.
7. An instant messenger program.
8. A forerunner or harbinger.
   figuratively
9. A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.
10. A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.
11. A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
12. A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle.
13. A messenger-at-arms.
    Scotland
14. A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Messenger under the joint Commission of Bankruptcy might have⟳ seized the Whole, if they had remained in their Warehouse”

“The 4 primary messengers include⟳ ^([sic]) AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger.”

“Have⟳ them meet⟳ you on your favorite messenger program⟳. IMs provide⟳ a means of instant chat without waiting on someone to respond⟳ back to you.”

“a messenger of doom”

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