Roget's Thesaurus

#534. Messenger

Nouns

messenger, envoy, emissary, legate; nuncio, internuncio; ambassador etc. (diplomatist) 758. marshal, flag bearer, herald, crier, trumpeter, bellman, pursuivant, parlementaire [Fr.], apparitor. courier, runner; dak, estafette; Mercury, Iris, Ariel. commissionaire [Fr.]; errand boy, chore boy; newsboy. mail, overnight mail, express mail, next-day delivery; post, post office; letter bag; delivery service; United Parcel Service, UPS; Federal Express, Fedex. telegraph, telephone; cable, wire (electronic information transmission); carrier pigeon. [person reporting news] (news) 532 reporter, gentleman of the press, representative of the press; penny-a-liner; special correspondent, own correspondent; spy, scout; informer etc. 527.