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avant-couriers

avant-couriers is the plural of avant-courier.

Meaning of avant-courier

Noun

avant-courier (plural avant-couriers)

  1. A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach; a scout or herald.
    • Mr Farrer reached Calcutta some time before them, announcing himself as the avant-courier of His Majesty's new court, in which he was to be the leading advocate.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 145
    Synonyms:
    harbinger, messenger

Questions about avant-couriers

What is avant-couriers the plural of?
Avant-couriers is the plural of avant-courier.

Words near avant-couriers in the dictionary

  1. avant basic
  2. avant la lettre
  3. avant-basic
  4. avant-corps
  5. avant-courier
  6. avant-couriers
  7. avant-dance
  8. avant-disco
  9. avant-folk
  10. avant-funk
  11. avant-garage

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