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Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F.
messager. See {Message}.]
1. 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; specifically, an office
servant who bears messages.
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2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.
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Yon gray lines
That fret the clouds are messengers of day. --Shak.
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3. (Naut.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its
two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain;
-- formerly used for heaving in the cable.
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4. (Law) 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.
--Bouvier. Tomlins.
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Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner;
precursor; herald.
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{Messenger bird}, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.
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