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messenger
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messenger1 /ˈmesɪndʒə, -sən- $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: messager 'messenger' (12-16 centuries), from Old French messagier, from message; message
1. someone whose job is to deliver messages or documents, or someone who takes a message to someone else
2. blame/shoot the messenger to be angry with the person who tells you about something bad, instead of the person who caused it to happen

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messenger2 verb [transitive]
to send a letter, package etc somewhere using a messenger