a messenger who transports goods or documents, in particular (货物或文件的)快递者,尤指 ■a company or employee of a company that transports commercial packages and documents 快递公司;快递员 the cheque was dispatched by courier. 支票是快递公司送的。 [as modifier]a courier service. 递送服务。 ■a messenger for an underground or espionage organization (地下或间谍组织的)情报员
a person employed to guide and assist a group of tourists 旅行团陪同;导游
verb
[with obj.](常作 be couriered)send or transport (goods or documents) by courier 信使发送;使者运送(货物或文件)
语源
late Middle English (denoting a person sent to run with a message): originally from Old French coreor; later from French courier (now courrier), from Italian corriere; based on Latin currere 'to run'