MES'SAGER MES'SENGER, noun 1. One who bears a message or an errand; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice or invitation from one person to another, or to a public body; one who conveys dispatches from one prince or court to another. 2. A harbinger; a forerunner; he or that which foreshows. You gray lines That fret the clouds, are messengers of day.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI