different between intelligencer vs courier

English

Etymology

intelligence +? -er

Noun

intelligencer (plural intelligencers)

1. (dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
   • 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Suppliant Maidens, page 8 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.

     'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
     Have heard of us from messengers and come
     To be their own intelligencers.

Usage notes

• Often used in the names of newspapers.

Synonyms

• (bringer of intelligence): informant, spy

Related terms

• intelligence
• intelligent

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English corour, currour, from Old French coreor, agent noun of corir (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.i.?/, /?k?.i.?/
• Rhymes: -??i?(?)

Noun

courier (plural couriers)

1. a person who looks after and guides tourists
   • 1914, G. K. Chesterton, "The Paradise of Thieves", in The Wisdom of Father Brown, p. 29:

     "A courier!" cried Muscari, laughing. "Is that the last of your list of trades? And whom are you conducting?"

   Synonyms: guide, rep, tourist guide

2. a person who delivers messages

   Synonym: messenger

3. a company that delivers messages
4. a company that transports goods
5. (Internet) a user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez
   • 1999, "Adrian Dunn", Re: Using a scanned picture in your demo (on newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos)

     You can always find musicians. There are more trackers than coders, pixelers, organizers, couriers, and designers combined.

   • 2005, Paul Craig, Ron Honick, Mark Burnett, Software Piracy Exposed (page 2)

     These sites have enormous hard drives and bandwidth for couriers to distribute the software from one site to the next.

Translations

Verb

courier (third-person singular simple present couriers, present participle couriering, simple past and past participle couriered)

1. To deliver by courier.

   We'll have the contract couriered to you.

Anagrams

• Ricœur

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ku?je?/, [?ku.?je?]

Noun

courier m or f (plural couriers)

1. courier