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Definition of messenger noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

messenger

noun

NAmE//ˈmɛsəndʒər//

a person who gives a message to someone or who delivers messages to people as a job He sent the order by messenger. a motorcycle messenger

Idioms

shoot the messenger

to blame the person who gives the news that something bad has happened, instead of the person who is really responsible Don't shoot the messenger!

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