Definition of Couriers

1. Noun. (plural of courier) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of courier) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Couriers

1. courier [n] - See also: courier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Couriers

courbette
courbettes
courbing
courbs
courd
coure
coured
coures
coureur de bois
coureurs de bois
courgette
courgettes
courier
couriered
couriering
couriers (current term)
couring
courlan
courlans
courol
cours
course
course authoring tool
course authoring tools
course catalog
course catalogue
course credit
course of action
course of instruction
course of lectures

Literary usage of Couriers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1825)
"At each of these places be likewise appointed a postmaster, to receive the packets from the couriers as they arrived, д|>1 give them to others ; and to take ..."

2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1905)
"To insure the safety and secrecy of the of Envoy, diplomatic despatches they bear, couriers must be granted exemption from civil and criminal jurisdiction ..."

3. A Handbook of Rome and Its Environs by John Murray (Firm) (1871)
"Society of couriers and Travelling Servants, ESTABLISHED IG ... Travellers for any part can immediately meet with couriers and Travelling Servants on ..."

4. New University Algebra: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise, Containing by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1872)
"Two couriers, A and B, were traveling along the same road and in the same direction, namely, from C' toward C; the former going at the rate .of a miles per ..."

5. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"Messengers ami couriers. The person and personal effects of the minister are not liable to taxation. He is exempt from the payment of duties on the ..."

6. The Most Remarkable Year in the Life of Augustus Von Kotzebue: Containing an by August von Kotzebue, Benjamin Beresford (1802)
"The couriers left the merchant and myself in the open street under the guard of the ... At length the couriers returned, and M. Fuchs came soon after them. ..."

7. A Practical Treatise on Algebra: Designed for the Use of Students in High by Benjamin Greenleaf (1867)
"THE couriers. 1. Two couriers set out at the same time from A and C, and travel towards each other until they meet. The distance from A to C is »t miles. ..."

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