·noun A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.
II. Courier ·noun An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.
·noun A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun One sent in advance; an avant-courier; a precursor. ...
·noun An avant-courier. ·see Van-courier. ...
·noun ·see Van-courier. ...