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van-courier

van-courier noun: someone sent in advance; an avant-courier, precursor, or scout.

Noun

van-courier (plural van-couriers)

  1. (archaic) Someone sent in advance; an avant-courier, precursor, or scout.

Forms of van-courier

pluralvan-couriers

Origin of van-courier

From French avant-courrier. See avant, van of an army, and courier, and compare avant-courier, vaunt-courier.

Questions about van-courier

What does van-courier mean?
Van-courier means someone sent in advance; an avant-courier, precursor, or scout.
What part of speech is van-courier?
Van-courier is a noun.
What is the plural of van-courier?
The plural of van-courier is van-couriers.

Words near van-courier in the dictionary

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  2. Van Wyk and Grumbach syndrome
  3. Van Zandt
  4. Van Zandt County
  5. Van't Kruijs Opening
  6. van-courier
  7. van-couriers
  8. van-dragger
  9. van-draggers
  10. van-dragging
  11. van-girl

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