Mēs'sen-ger, n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. messager, O. Fr. messagier, N. Fr. messager, Pr. messatgier, It. messaggiere, messaggiero, O. Sp. messagero, N. Sp. mensagiero, Pg. mensageiro. See supra.]

One who bears a message or an errand; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; an office servant.
One who, or that which, foreshows; a harbinger; a forerunner.

Yon gray lines, That fret the clouds, are messengers of day. Shak.

(Naut.) A hawser wound round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together, and used for heaving in the cable. Dana. Brande.
(Law.) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent, and to transact certain other duties in reference to the proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency. Bouvier. Tomlins.

Syn. — Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner; precursor; herald.