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Shipment vs Courier - What's the difference?

shipment | courier |

As nouns the difference between shipment and courier

is that shipment is a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship while courier is a person who looks after and guides tourists.

As a verb courier is

to deliver by courier.

As a proper noun Courier is

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

shipment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
  • :* We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
  • the act of transporting goods
  • :* Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

    • 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.