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Courier

A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.

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Bearer 76% connected

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

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Conveyer 76% connected

One who, or that which, conveys or carries, transmits or transfers.

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Conveyor 76% connected

A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or troug…

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Herald 76% connected

An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an a…

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Runner 76% connected

One who, or that which, runs; a racer.

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Trumpeter 76% connected

One who sounds a trumpet.

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Traveler 76% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

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Traveller 76% connected

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Messenger 92% connected

One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; spe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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