as in courier
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Glutamate is an abundant chemical messenger that has a substantial influence on brain-cell functions, including the learning and retention of information and short- and long-term memory.
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of these letters were delivered by enslaved African Americans, some of whom were forced in the years before emancipation to serve as messengers going relatively short distances between plantations and towns.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Hormones are chemical messengers that work inside your body to regulate and control various things whereas pheromones are supposed to work outside your body on other folks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to dopamine’s role, the researchers also identified acetylcholine as another important chemical messenger in the process.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of these letters were delivered by enslaved African Americans, some of whom were forced in the years before emancipation to serve as messengers going relatively short distances between plantations and towns.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Hormones are chemical messengers that work inside your body to regulate and control various things whereas pheromones are supposed to work outside your body on other folks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to dopamine’s role, the researchers also identified acetylcholine as another important chemical messenger in the process.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for messenger
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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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