courier

• As soon as the fight began, a courier was sent to Castilian Springs, a distance of only five miles, for reinforcements. —  Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive
• The courier, after leaving the town, was waylaid by a party of Lord Cobham's servants in the disguise of insurgents; his despatches were taken from him and sent to the chancellor, who found in the packet a letter of Noailles to the king in cypher, and a copy of Elizabeth's answer to the queen. —  The Reign of Mary Tudor
• "For the courier," he said The fellow left the apartment. —  Chivalry
• O'Donahue then sent for the courier, and told him that he was about to put confidence in him on a promise of his fidelity I understand you, sir, and all you intend to do; there is no occasion to say anything more to me, until you want my assistance. —  The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook
• But the courier was probably driven back or captured by the enemy's cavalry, who had possession of the direct road, near Spring Hill, about noon If any "orders" had been necessary in such a case, they had been rendered unnecessary by Hood's movement to cross Duck River, of which I had already learned at 2 A. M. of the same day (November 29). —  Forty-Six Years in the Army

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