mes·sen·ger
noun/ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/
/ˈmesɪndʒər/
Idioms - a person who gives a message to somebody or who delivers messages to people as a job
送信人；通信员；邮递员；信使 - a bike/bicycle messenger
骑自行车的快递员 - The documents were delivered by bike messenger.
这些文件是由自行车信使递送的。 - Don’t blame me for the bad news—I’m just the messenger.
别怪我带来这个坏消息，我只是个传话的。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMessenger is used before these nouns:- bag
- bicycle
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’. - a bike/bicycle messenger
Idioms
shoot the messenger
- to blame the person who gives the news that something bad has happened, instead of the person who is really responsible
拿报信人出气（而非责备问题的责任人） - Don't shoot the messenger!
别错怪好人！
- Don't shoot the messenger!