Messenger and Sign

Messenger

Messenger noun - One that carries a message or does an errand.

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Sign and messenger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Messenger".

Sign noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Messenger and sign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Messenger" instead a noun "Sign".

Nearby Words: signify, signed, signature, signing, signboard

human	human messenger	human sign
old	old messenger	old sign
common	common messenger	common sign
original	original messenger	original sign
Other adjectives: real, great, wrong, main, secret, ancient, holy, military, strange, nearby.

Call to Adventure: Sabriel gets hers when a messenger from her father delivers her the Abhorsen's sword and bells, a sign that something is wrong.

Source: Literature / Old Kingdom
Leonidas kicks a Persian diplomatic messenger into a well in response for Xerxes's demand for earth and water as a sign of surrender.

Source: Diplomatic Impunity

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