messenger
noun
a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
messengers
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pluralof messenger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The White House has also lost one of its most powerful messengers, after formidable Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped down, saying she wanted to devote more time to her children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
His lab identified it years ago as one of the thousands of peptides that act as chemical messengers in the human body, one he believed might someday have therapeutic uses for humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
They then identified and synthesized many of the chemical messengers found in the ant brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Millie Horton-Insch, the project curator, pointed out to me the detail on the messengers who are riding away in this scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He had known too many Marine wives and children who had come to their front door and found dour messengers, their faces carved from the ices of duty, standing with tragic news welting their tongues.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
