Tuesday, January 17, 2017

courier, currier

Courier or courier means someone who travels to deliver papers, a package, or news --
A courier will deliver the documents; you'll have to sign for them.
He sent a letter by special courier; it will be there this afternoon.

Currier or currier ( rhymes or nearly rhymes with courier ) means someone who dresses ( soaks, scrapes, dyes ) leather, or someone who combs and rubs down a horse --
He's a currier; he buys tanned leather and dresses it for making bags and jackets.
The currier said the horse seemed very nervous today.

Currier may also mean someone who flatters to gain favor with a boss or person in authority --
He is a sycophant; a currier-of-favor.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"The currier will take care of the horse while the courier delivers his message to the general."

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