What is "courier"

Courier \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See Course, Current.]

1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.

   The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose.
   --Knolles.

2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.

mid-14c., from Anglo-French courrier, from Old French coreor, ultimately an agent noun from Latin currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).

n. 1 A person who looks after and guides tourists. 2 A person who delivers messages. 3 A company that delivers messages. 4 A company that transports goods. 5 (context internet English) A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez. vb. To deliver by courier.

n. a person who carries a message [syn: messenger]

A courier is a person who delivers messages, packages, and mail.

Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface designed to resemble the output from a strike-on typewriter. The typeface was designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler in 1955, and it was later redrawn by Adrian Frutiger for the IBM Selectric Composer series of electric typewriters.

Although the design of the original Courier typeface was commissioned by IBM, the company deliberately chose not to secure legal exclusivity to the typeface and it soon became a standard font used throughout the typewriter industry. Because IBM deliberately chose not to seek any copyright, trademark, or design patent protection, the Courier typeface cannot be trademarked or copyrighted and is completely royalty free.

As a monospaced font, in the 1990s, it found renewed use in the electronic world in situations where columns of characters must be consistently aligned. It has also become an industry standard for all screenplays to be written in 12- point Courier or a close variant. 12-point Courier New was also the U.S. State Department's standard typeface until January 2004, when it was replaced with 14-point Times New Roman. Reasons for the change included the desire for a more "modern" and "legible" font.

Kettler was once quoted about how the name was chosen. The font was nearly released with the name "Messenger." After giving it some thought, Kettler said, "A letter can be just an ordinary messenger, or it can be the courier, which radiates dignity, prestige, and stability."

The Courier was a brass era car manufactured by Sandusky Automobile Company in Sandusky, Ohio in 1904 and 1905.

The 1904 Courier was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$650, making it one of the lowest-priced cars on the market at the time. The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced . A 2-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed and used Concord springs.

A courier is a person, company or vessel that transports mail and small items. The word is also used for a smuggling mule.

Courier may also refer to:

Courier is the alias of Jacob Gavin Jr., a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a sometime ally of the X-Men member known as Gambit. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Joe Madureira, he first appeared Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993).

Courier is the first live recording and sixth album by Richard Shindell. It includes many of his most popular originals from previous recordings, a cover of Lowell George's classic song, "Willin'", and what has been described as a "near-holy reading" of Bruce Springsteen's " Fourth of July, Asbury Park".

Signature Sounds also offered a limited number of bonus EP's titled The Sonora Sessions, which included an additional seven tracks.

The Courier was a magazine published in Britain during the period 1938-1951, by Norman Kark Publications, Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square, London. It was printed mainly on art paper and continued to be produced throughout World War II, in spite of the paper restrictions imposed. Each issue included approximately 180 pages, 7½ inches wide by 7 inches deep: at the time, Britain's daily newspapers were rationed to only four pages.

There were usually four issues a year (although there were some issues that were missed). The price was three shillings, A Penguin pocket book only cost six pence in 1940 (one sixth of the price). The sub-title was "Picturing Today". Each copy had a large number of Satire articles, one or more shaggy dog story was always included. In addition there was a section of art photographs, including chaste "nude studies" of women, countryside and seascape photographs. Some issues had coloured fold=outs and others had humour inserts printed on standard paper .

The contents were grouped into the following sections:

• Satire - which included cartoons and a short topical article, as well as a "Shaggy Dog" story.
• Transatlantic - Articles about New York and other US news items.
• Life in Pictures - Photos and other illustrations.
• Day and Age - General, Technical and Historic articles.
• Departments - including; The Mode, The Stage, The Screen, and The Page.
• Fiction - Short stories, including a handful by the better-known British authors of the day, including A A Milne, Saki, John Galsworthy, and Robert Standish.

The production of the Courier was extended after 1951 as a monthly publication, with a different format and fewer pages.

During the fifties, the Courier changed to a 100-plus page magazine. It incorporated the material from the discontinued publication called TO-DAY. This format had the following major sections (*) and their sub-sections (**):

• This Day and Age
  • Out of the Letter Box
  • Editorial
  • (This sub-section was used for articles and other material from outside sources. **The Month
  • The Grand National
• Life In Pictures
  • This section always carried pictures of both rural and urban areas throughout Great Britain.
  • The other material varied according to the season and availability.
• The Backward Glance
  • A combination of original and reprint material stressing the achievements of the English peoples. There was not much printed from any of the other members of the Commonwealth; but, you would occasionally see material from, or about, India and Canada.
• Satire
• Fiction
• Departments
  • Cuisine
  • The Garden,
  • The Mode, (Continental Fashion)
  • The Motor,
  • The Stage'
  • The Screen,
  • The Record,
  • The Page, (Various articles that did not fit into the usual material of this magazine).
  • Bridge, (The Card Game)
  • Chess
• Headliners

This heading covered the global news and Britain's Political Scene. It is believed to have been discontinued in the 1960s.

A sister magazine was published monthly by Norman Kark called Bandwagon. It was a smaller format than the Courier, but printed on the same high quality art paper. It started just after the end of the Second World War and stopped publishing in the early 1950s. The contents was on all aspects of entertainment, with sections on art, fashion, music (both classic and popular), the stage, the cinema and biographic sketches.

The Courier is a Russian-language daily newspaper that was founded in 1991 by Israel Libo Feigin. The daily paper is run from Tel Aviv. It has maintained an active presence on the Internet since 1998.

Courier (also known as Courier Email) is an email client used on Microsoft Windows.

The software was originally developed as Calypso and was renamed after transition to RoseCitySoftware.

Courier (, translit. Kuryer) is a 1986 Soviet comedy-drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize.