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courier
A person or service that transports urgent items such as letters, documents, or packages quickly and directly from one place to another.
Der Fahrrad-Kurier brachte die wichtigen Unterlagen in nur 30 Minuten quer durch die Stadt.
The bicycle courier brought the important documents across the city in just 30 minutes.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Kurier' (courier) from the context. If it is about delivering, bringing, or sending things, it refers to the messenger. If it is about reading articles or news, it refers to a newspaper.
Ein Kurier hat das Paket gerade an der Rezeption abgegeben.
A courier just dropped off the package at reception.
When the messenger is meant, 'Kurier' (courier) is often combined with verbs like 'schicken' (to send), 'beauftragen' (to commission), or 'bestellen' (to order/request). Compounds such as 'Fahrradkurier' (bicycle courier) or 'Essenskurier' (food courier) are also common.
Wir müssen die Dokumente heute noch per Kurier verschicken.
We need to send the documents by courier today.
As the name of a newspaper, 'Kurier' (courier) is often part of a proper name that also mentions the place, for example 'Berliner Kurier' or 'Tages-Kurier'. You read something 'im' Kurier (in the Kurier).
Meine Oma liest jeden Morgen den lokalen Kurier.
My grandma reads the local Kurier every morning.
messenger
'der Kurier' and 'der Messenger' can both have to do with delivering messages. In German, 'Kurier' is the normal word for a person or service that brings important or urgent items. 'Messenger' can also mean a messenger, but this meaning sounds rare in German and often English-influenced. Much more often, 'Messenger' means an app for short messages. So for real deliveries, 'Kurier' is more natural; for digital messages, 'Messenger' is more likely.
Ein Kurier brachte die wichtigen Unterlagen noch am selben Nachmittag ins Büro.
A courier brought the important documents to the office that same afternoon.
Beim Frühstück schickt Lisa die Adresse über den Messenger an ihre Freundin.
At breakfast, Lisa sends the address to her friend via messenger.