messenger

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Synonyms: messinger, passenger, messager, messene, messengers, massinger, lessener, messner, kessinger, meisinger, bessinger

Antonyms: messinger, passenger, messager, messene, messengers, massinger, lessener, messner, kessinger, meisinger, bessinger

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Noun

1. One who brings [[message]]s.
2. The [[secretary bird]].
3. The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
4. {{lb|en|legal}} 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.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} An [[instant messenger]] [[program]].
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[forerunner]] or [[harbinger]].
7. A light scudding [[cloud]] preceding a [[storm]].
8. A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a [[kite]].
9. {{lb|en|nautical}} A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
10. {{lb|en|oceanography}} A [[weight]] dropped down a line to close a [[Nansen bottle]].
11. {{lb|en|Scotland}} A [[messenger-at-arms]].
12. {{lb|en|bowling}} A [[pin]] which travels across the [[pin deck]] to knock over another pin, usually for a [[strike]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To send something by messenger.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=occupations}} for a [[messenger]].
2. {{lb|en|rare}} {{given name|en|male|usage=historical}}.

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