el
masculine
/mensaˈxeɾo/
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Translation
messenger
Word origin
From mensaje ('message') plus the agent suffix -ero, ultimately from Vulgar Latin missaticum, based on Latin mittere ('to send').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mittere
- English cognates
- message, missive, mission
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmensajeros
Examples
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The messenger arrived with an urgent letter.
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He works as a messenger for a company in the city.
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Who is the messenger who brought the parcel?
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The king sent a messenger to the neighbouring castle.
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Do not shoot the messenger for giving you bad news.
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