🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

mensageiro

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mẽ.saˈʒej.ɾu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Messenger/ˈmɛs.ɪn.dʒər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O mensageiro chegou com a resposta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 2

    A person who conveys a warning or important news.

    "Do not shoot the messenger for simply delivering the bad news."

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Synonyms (3)
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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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