Messenger /(?)/

Mes·sen·ger

Messenger

n.
  1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.
  2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.
    Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers of day.
  3. A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable. (Naut.)
  4. A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
Messenger bird
the secretary bird, from its swiftness.