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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmessager
Pronunciation / Transliteration: me.sa.ʒe
"Le messager est arrivé avec une lettre importante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.
"She sent a trusted messenger to deliver the urgent letter to the king." - 2
A person who conveys a warning or important news.
"Do not shoot the messenger for simply delivering the bad news."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'messenger' originates from the Old French 'messagier', which derives from the Latin 'nuntius', meaning 'messenger' or 'envoy'. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its core meaning of one who delivers messages or news.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Messenger" is said worldwide
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messager
Transliteration: me.sa.ʒe
"Le messager est arrivé avec une lettre importante."
Bote
Transliteration: ˈboːtə
"Der Bote brachte die dringende Nachricht."
messaggero
Transliteration: mes.sadˈdʒɛ.ro
"Il messaggero ha consegnato il pacco."
mensajero
Transliteration: men.saˈxe.ɾo
"El mensajero entregó el paquete esta mañana."
mensageiro
Transliteration: mẽ.saˈʒej.ɾu
"O mensageiro chegou com a resposta."
संदेशवाहक
Transliteration: sandeshvahak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"संदेशवाहक राजा का पत्र लेकर आया।"
信使
Transliteration: xìnshǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"信使把密信交给了将军。"
전령
Transliteration: jeonryeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"전령이 왕의 명령을 가지고 도착했다."
使者
Transliteration: shisha
Script: 日本語
"使者が重要な知らせをもたらした。"
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