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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupations , Transport , Tourism couriercou‧ri‧er1 /ˈkʊriə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 BOTTa person or company that is paid to take packages somewhere2 British English old-fashionedBODLT a rep Examples from the Corpuscourier• Lichfield council got the demand to him via a friend of the family near Lagos and a courier.• The 1,000ドル worth of gifts were part of the loot taken in a raid on a courier depot at Leicester.• A courier arrived with the documents just before the meeting.• A courier brought me news, which was brief but favourable.• A number of companies arrange courier flights.• Agents said the women chosen as couriers mainly were in their 20s with middle-class appearances.• The invitations were sent out by courier.• He said he'd be sending the report over by courier.• Would not the courier also be stained by it?• The courier service is provided free by Stanford.• Payments to couriers for aircraft that were never used. Related topics: Transport couriercourier2 verb [transitive] TTTAKE/BRINGto send something somewhere using a courier → See Verb table Examples from the Corpuscourier• I'll courier the contracts out to you this afternoon.From Longman Business Dictionarycouriercou‧ri‧er /ˈkʊriə-ər/ noun [countable]1JOBTRANSPORTa person or company whose job is to collect packages, documents etc and deliver them somewherea motorcycle courierHarrods had sent the garment by courier.2British EnglishJOBTRAVEL someone who is employed by a travel company to help people when they are on holiday, for example to give them information or organize trips to interesting placesSYNescort AmEa courier for a touring holiday companyOrigin courier1 (1300-1400) Old French courrier, from Old Italian corriere, from correre "to run", from Latin currere; COURSE1
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Verb table
courier
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they courier
he, she, it couriers
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they couriered
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have couriered
he, she, it has couriered
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had couriered
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will courier
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have couriered
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Continuous Form
Present
I am couriering
he, she, it is couriering
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you, we, they are couriering
Past
I, he, she, it was couriering
you, we, they were couriering
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been couriering
he, she, it has been couriering
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been couriering
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be couriering
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been couriering
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