courrier

French

Etymology

From Middle French corier, a borrowing of Italian corriere. Compare Medieval Latin currerius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁje/

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Noun

courrier m (plural courriers)

1. (archaic) messenger, courier
2. mail

   Synonym: poste

Derived terms

• courriel, courrier électronique
• courrier des lecteurs
• courrier indésirable
• long-courrier
• moyen-courrier

Related terms

• courir

Descendants

• → Danish: kurer
• → Dutch: koerier
  • → Indonesian: kurir
• → Polish: kurier
• → Romanian: curier
• → Russian: курье́р (kurʹjér)
• → Turkish: kurye

Further reading

• “courrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• recourir

Norman

Etymology

Compare French courrier, Medieval Latin currerius.

Noun

courrier m (plural courriers)

1. (Jersey) mail

Spanish

Etymology

From English courier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈrjeɾ/ [kuˈrjeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: cou‧rrier

Noun

courrier m (plural courriers)

1. (Latin America) alternative form of courier

Further reading

• “courrier”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010