courier
gb/kˈɚiɚ/ us/kˈɚiɚ/
B1
Engleză
~ 7100
futár, futárszolgálat, küldönc
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
futár
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
a courier delivers [something] to [someone]
The courier left the package at the front desk and asked me to sign for it.
A futár a recepción hagyta a csomagot, és megkért, hogy írjam alá az átvételt.
We used an express courier to make sure the documents arrived in London by tomorrow morning.
Expressz futárszolgálatot vettünk igénybe, hogy a dokumentumok biztosan megérkezzenek Londonba holnap reggelre.
She works as a bike courier, delivering small parcels around the city center.
The company switched to a cheaper courier service to reduce shipping costs.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The courier brought my new phone to my house.
A futár házhoz hozta az új telefonomat.
Please send the contract by courier so it gets here fast.
Kérlek, küldd el a szerződést futárral, hogy gyorsan ideérjen.
A courier came to the office to pick up the box.
He wants to find a job as a courier in the city.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "courier" with "career" because they look and sound similar. "Courier" is a person or company that delivers things; "career" is your working life. Another confusion is with "carrier" (a company that transports goods or people on a larger scale, like an airline).
Sens
Person or company that delivers items
Colocații
courier service
|bike courier
|courier company
|send it by courier
|courier delivered
|courier tracking
Sinonime
messenger (More general; can be used for any person carrying a message, not only professional delivery workers.)
|
delivery person (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech, especially for food or parcels.)
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carrier (Broader and more formal; can refer to a company transporting goods on a larger scale, not just individual deliveries.)
Antonime
recipient (The person who receives the package or document instead of transporting it.)
Teme
business
|transport
|daily life
|communication
|transportation
Definiție
A person or company that takes packages or papers from one place to another for money.
A person or business whose job is to take packages, documents, or other items from one place to another, usually quickly and for payment.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
FORMAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
a courier carries [secret/official documents] between [organizations]
The militant group used a network of couriers to move cash and messages across the border.
A militáns csoport futárok hálózatát használta arra, hogy készpénzt és üzeneteket juttasson át a határon.
As a diplomatic courier, she transported sensitive documents between embassies under special legal protection.
Diplomáciai futárként különleges jogi védelem alatt szállított érzékeny iratokat a nagykövetségek között.
Intelligence officers tracked the courier for weeks before intercepting the hard drive he was carrying.
The report described him as a key courier linking local cells with the central leadership.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The spy met a courier in a cafe to get secret papers.
A kém egy kávézóban találkozott egy futárral, hogy átvegye a titkos iratokat.
Police arrested a courier who carried money for the crime group.
A rendőrség letartóztatott egy futárt, aki pénzt szállított a bűnszervezetnek.
A diplomatic courier took the documents from one embassy to another.
The message did not go by email; it went with a courier.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that this meaning is more formal and often connected to politics, spying, or crime. In normal business or daily life, the common meaning is a delivery worker or company, not this secret-messenger sense.
Sens
Secret or diplomatic messenger
Colocații
diplomatic courier
|terrorist courier
|intelligence courier
|undercover courier
Sinonime
emissary (Formal; often suggests an official representative sent on a special mission, not always carrying physical documents.)
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go-between (More informal; someone who carries messages or negotiates between two sides, not necessarily in a secret or official way.)
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runner (Context-specific; used in security or crime contexts for someone who carries messages or items, often secretly.)
Antonime
security officer (In this context, a person whose job is to stop or control secret communication, rather than carry it.)
Teme
politics
|security
|law
|communication
Definiție
A person who carries secret or very important messages between groups or countries.
A person whose role is to carry confidential, official, or sensitive messages, often between governments, embassies, or criminal or intelligence organizations.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
courier
IPA
GB/kˈɚiɚ/
US/kˈɚiɚ/
Silabe și accent
cour - i - er (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (cour)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: courier
- Plural: couriers
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
bike courier
1/bˈaɪk kˈɚiɚ/
fixed phrase
Courier who uses a bicycle
A person whose job is to deliver packages or papers using a bicycle.
Exemple
- A bike courier picked up the parcel and delivered it across town in under an hour.
- Many tech companies use bike couriers for fast local deliveries in busy city centers.
by courier
1/bˈaɪ kˈɚiɚ/
fixed phrase
Using a courier to send something
To send or receive something using a courier service.
Exemple
- They sent the signed contract by courier so it would arrive the next day.
- You should return the documents by courier rather than regular mail.
courier service
1/kˈɚiɚ sˈɚvɪs/
fixed phrase
Business that delivers packages
A company that takes packages or documents from one place to another for customers.
Exemple
- We use an international courier service to ship samples to clients overseas.
- The hospital relies on a courier service to move test results between its different labs.