English-Thai Dictionary

messenger

N คน แจ้ง ข่าว  คน ส่งข่าว  ผู้ส่งสาร  carrier deliverer envoy kon-jang-kao

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MESSENGER

Mes "sen *ger, n. Etym: [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.

 

2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells. Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers of day. Shak.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge og the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent. Bouvier. Tomlins.

 

Syn. -- Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner; precursor; herald. Messenger bird, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

messenger

mes sen ger |ˈmesənjər ˈmesɪnər | ▶noun 1 a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages. • Biochemistry a substance that conveys information or a stimulus within the body. 2 Nautical (also messenger line ) an endless rope, cable, or chain used with a capstan to haul an anchor cable or to drive a powered winch. • a light line used to haul or support a larger cable. ▶verb [ with obj. ] send (a document or package ) by messenger: could you have it messengered over to me? PHRASES shoot (or kill ) the messenger treat the bearer of bad news as if they were to blame for it. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus (see message ).

 

messenger bag

mes sen ger bag ▶noun a large bag with a long strap, worn across the body.

 

messenger RNA

mes sen ger RNA (abbr.: mRNA ) ▶noun the form of RNA in which genetic information transcribed from DNA as a sequence of bases is transferred to a ribosome.

 

Oxford Dictionary

messenger

mes ¦sen |ger |ˈmɛsɪn (d )ʒə | ▶noun a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages. • Biochemistry a substance that conveys information or a stimulus within the body. ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly US send (a document or package ) by messenger: could you have it messengered over to me? PHRASES shoot (or kill ) the messenger treat the bearer of bad news as if they were to blame for it. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus (see message ).

 

messenger bag

mes sen ger bag ▶noun a large bag with a long strap, worn across the body.

 

messenger bag

messenger bag ▶noun a large bag with a long strap, worn across the body.

 

messenger RNA

messenger RNA (abbrev.: mRNA ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the form of RNA in which genetic information transcribed from DNA as a sequence of bases is transferred to a ribosome.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

messenger

messenger noun the messenger arrived by motorcycle: courier, runner, envoy, emissary, agent, go-between, message-bearer; postman, letter carrier, mailman; historical herald; archaic legate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

messenger

messenger noun message-bearer, message-carrier, postman, courier, errand boy /girl, runner, dispatch rider, envoy, emissary, agent, go-between, legate, nuncio, herald, harbinger.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

messenger

mes sen ger /més (ə )n (d )ʒə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖message (伝言 )er (人 ); 〗→message 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 メッセンジャー , 伝言を伝える人 ; 使者 ; (会社などの )使い走り .2 郵便 [電報 ]配達人 ; (公文書 )送達吏 ; (軍の 公的な )急使 , 特使 , 密使 .3 ｟古 ｠前兆 , 先ぶれ ; 予言者 .4 〘海 〙補助索 .bl à me [sh ò ot, k ì ll ] the m é ssenger 悪い出来事などを教えてくれた人に腹を立てる .～́ b ò y メッセンジャーボーイ, 使い走りの少年 .～̀ Ŕ NA 〘生化 〙メッセンジャー RNA (｟略 ｠mRNA ).