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Courier vs Postal - What's the difference?

courier | postal |

As a proper noun courier

is a monospace font that resembles the characters produced by a typewriter.

As an adjective postal is

relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

courier

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who looks after and guides tourists.
  • A person who delivers messages.
  • A company that delivers messages.
  • A company that transports goods.
  • (internet) A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.
  • * 2005 , Paul Craig, Ron Honick, Mark Burnett, Software Piracy Exposed (page 2)
    • These sites have enormous hard drives and bandwidth for couriers to distribute the software from one site to the next.

    Synonyms

    * (person who looks after and guides tourists) guide, rep, tourist guide * (person who delivers messages) messenger * (company that delivers messages) * (company that transports goods) * (user who uploads to a topsite)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deliver by courier.
    • We'll have the contract couriered to you.

    postal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
    • postal worker
    for all your postal needs
    work in the postal industry

    Related terms

    * post * post office * postally used * go postal

    Anagrams

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