Meaning of 'courier'

[Sajjad Qamar]

Test No. incompl/inter-16 "Letter Writing", question 9

Quite honestly I cannot trust this particular letter to be sent by post and so I am using the services of a ......... to deliver it for me.

(a) courier
(b) runner
(c) traveller
(d) carrier

Test No. incompl/inter-16 "Letter Writing", answer 9

Quite honestly I cannot trust this particular letter to be sent by post and so I am using the services of a courier to deliver it for me.

Correct answer: (a) courier

Your answer was: correct
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What is a courier?

[Torsten]

A courier is messengers who picks up small packages and delivers them to any address within a particular area, usually a town.
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