messenger
noun /ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/
/ˈmesɪndʒər/
Idioms - a person who gives a message to somebody or who delivers messages to people as a job
送信人；通信员；邮递员；信使 - He sent the order by messenger.
他通过邮递员发出订单。 - a bike/bicycle messenger
自行车/自行车信使 - Don’t blame me for the bad news—I’m just the messenger.
可别怪我带来这个坏消息－我不过是送信的。
Collocations DictionaryMessenger is used before these nouns:- bag
- bicycle
词源Middle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’. - He sent the order by 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
拿报信人出气（而非责备问题的责任人） - Don't shoot the messenger!
别错怪好人！
- Don't shoot the messenger!