courier A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

is a person, company or vehicle that transports mail and small items. Courier may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''

The Couriers ''The Couriers'' is a series of graphic novels created and written by Brian Wood (illustrator), Brian Wood and illustrated by Rob G. and published by AiT/Planet Lar. Publication history Woods has discussed a fourth volume, saying, in mid-2009: ...

'', a series of graphic novels * ''The Courier'', and ''Come Again Courier'', two novels in the 1970s Tobin series by the British author Stanley Morgan * The Courier or Courier 6, the player character in the video game '' Fallout: New Vegas'' * Courier (''Akudama Drive''), a fictional character from the anime ''Akudama Drive'' * ''Courier'' (album), 2002 album by Richard Shindell

Film and television

* ''Courier'' (film), a 1986 Soviet film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov * ''The Courier'' (1988 film), a 1988 British thriller film * ''The Courier'' (2012 film), a 2012 action film * ''The Courier'' (2019 film), a 2019 American-British thriller film * ''The Courier'' (2020 film), a 2020 spy film starring Benedict Cumberbatch * ''The Courier'' (2024 film), a 2024 crime thriller film * "The Courier" (''The Blacklist''), a 2013 episode of TV series ''The Blacklist''

Periodicals

Australia

* ''The Courier'' (Ballarat), a daily regional newspaper published in Ballarat, Victoria * ''

The Courier-Mail ''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner norther ...

'', a daily regional newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland * ''The Courier'' (Hobart), a 19th-century newspaper published in Hobart, Tasmania * ''The Courier'' (Mount Barker), an independent local newspaper published since 1880 in the Adelaide Hills town of Mount Barker * ''The Courier'' (Narrabri), a regional newspaper published in Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia

Canada

* '' The Capilano Courier'', a Canadian student newspaper published at Capilano University * ''

Vancouver Courier The ''Vancouver Courier'' was a Canadian semi-weekly local newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by the Van-Net chain owned by Glacier Media Group. In 2007, it was Canada's largest distributed community newspaper, with a we ...

'', a Canadian semi-weekly local newspaper

United Kingdom

* ''Courier'' (Quarterly), a magazine published in Britain during the period 1938–1951 * ''The Courier'' (Dundee) or ''The Courier & Advertiser'', a broadsheet newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland * ''The Courier'' (Newcastle University newspaper), a weekly student newspaper * '' Leamington Courier'', a newspaper in England * ''Courier Journal'' (Oxfordshire), former name of the ''Oxford Journal'' * ''

South Oxfordshire Courier The ''South Oxfordshire Courier'' was a free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and Didcot in Oxfordshire, UK. It was owned by Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd and later Tri-Media Publishing. ...

'', a free newspaper, distributed throughout Southern Oxfordshire * ''

Tyrone Courier The ''Dungannon News and Tyrone Courier'' is a weekly newspaper based in Dungannon, County Tyrone, with an office in Cookstown Northern Ireland. It is published by the Alpha Newspaper Group Alpha Newspaper Group is a media group, primarily inv ...

'', a weekly newspaper based in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

United States

* ''The Courier'' (magazine), a gaming magazine * ''

The News Courier ''The News Courier'' is a daily newspaper published in Athens, Alabama, covering Limestone County, Alabama. It is owned by Carpenter Media Group. History Today's ''News Courier'' was created in 1969, when ''The Alabama Courier'' (founded 1892) ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Athens, Alabama * ''The Daily Courier'' (Arizona), a newspaper for Yavapai County, Arizona * ''

Claremont Courier The ''Claremont Courier'' is a community newspaper based in Claremont, California, United States. It is widely regarded as the city's newspaper of record, and is often cited by other news outlets covering the city. It publishes an annual almana ...

'', a local newspaper published in Claremont, California * ''The Courier'' (Norwich), a newspaper published in Norwich, Connecticut * '' Champaign–Urbana Courier'', called ''The Courier'' from 1971 to 1977, Illinois * '' Lincoln Courier'', a daily newspaper published in Lincoln, Illinois * ''

Ottumwa Courier The ''Ottumwa Courier'' (formerly called ''Ottumwa Daily Courier'') is a two-day (Tuesday and Saturday) newspaper published in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States, and covering Wapello County, Iowa and surrounding counties. It is owned by CNHI. The news ...

'', a newspaper published in Ottumwa, Iowa * ''

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ''The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier'' is a daily afternoon newspaper published by Lee Enterprises for people living in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa as well as northeast Iowa. History The first issue of ''The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier'' ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Waterloo / Cedar Falls, Iowa * ''

The Courier-Journal The ''Courier Journal'', also known as the ''Louisville Courier Journal'' (and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), and called ''The Courier-Journal'' between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is a daily newspaper published in ...

'', a newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * ''

The Houma Courier ''The Houma Courier'' is a newspaper published daily in Houma, Louisiana, United States, covering Terrebonne Parish. It is sometimes simply referred to as ''The Courier''. The paper was founded in 1878 as ''Le Courrier de Houma'' by French-bor ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Houma, Louisiana * ''

Boston Courier The ''Boston Courier'' was an American newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded on March 2, 1824, by Joseph T. Buckingham as a daily newspaper which supported protectionism. Buckingham served as editor until he sold out complete ...

'', a newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts * '' Charlevoix Courier'', weekly newspaper of Charlevoix, Michigan * ''

Capital City Courier The ''Capital City Courier'' was a newspaper established on December 9, 1885, by L. Wessel in Lincoln, Nebraska, to support local establishments. It was known in its early years as a society builder paper with sections of the paper devoted to lit ...

'', a newspaper published between 1894 and 1903 in Lincoln, Nebraska * ''

Courier News The ''Courier News'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, that serves Somerset County and other areas of Central Jersey. The paper has been owned by Gannett since 1927. Notable employees *John Curley, former presi ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Somerville, New Jersey * ''The Courier'' (Findlay), a daily newspaper published in Findlay, Ohio * ''

Pittsburgh Courier The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ''Courier'' was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. It was acquired in 1965 by ...

'', a newspaper published from 1907 to 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * ''The Courier'' (Conroe newspaper), a newspaper published in Conroe, Texas (Houston area) * ''

Bristol Herald Courier The ''Bristol Herald Courier'' is a daily newspaper owned by Lee Enterprises. The newspaper is located in Bristol, Virginia, a small city located in Southwest Virginia on the Tennessee border. The ''Herald Courier'' is in what the media indust ...

'', a daily newspaper in Bristol, Virginia

Other periodicals

* ''Courier'' (Israeli newspaper), a Russian-language Israeli newspaper published in Tel Aviv * ''The Courier'' (ACP-EU), a magazine published by the Development Directorate General of the European Commission * ''

The Timaru Courier ''The Timaru Courier'', also known as ''The Timaru Courier'', is an A3 tabloid community newspaper delivered free to 27,000 homes every Thursday in the Timaru and South Canterbury area of New Zealand's South Island. It is published by Allied Pre ...

'', an A3 tabloid community newspaper in the Timaru South Canterbury area of New Zealand * ''

CERN Courier ''CERN Courier'' (or sometimes ''CERN Courier: International Journal of High Energy Physics'') is a bi-monthly trade magazine covering current developments in high-energy physics and related fields worldwide. It was established in 1959. From Octo ...

'', a trade magazine covering current developments in high-energy physics and related fields * '' Clare Courier'', newspaper based in Ballycasey, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland * ''

Courier du Bas-Rhin ''Courier du Bas-Rhin'' (or ''Courrier du Bas Rhin'', lit. Courier of Lower Rhine) was one of the leading European papers of the late 18th century and the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment period.Hanna Barker, Simon Burrows, ''Press, Politics an ...

'', published in the Prussian exclave of Kleve * ''

Dhaka Courier The ''Dhaka Courier'' (commonly known as ''the Courier'') is a Bangladeshi English-language news magazine. Founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. Its content is largely focused on politics, int ...

'', a Bangladeshi English language weekly news-magazine

Technology

Courier (typeface) Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface commissioned by IBM and designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler (1919–1999) in the mid-1950s. The Courier name and typeface concept are in the public domain. Courier has been adapted for use as a computer f ...

, a monospaced slab serif typeface or font * Courier, a line of modems, manufactured by

USRobotics U.S. Robotics Corporation, often called USR, is a company that produces USRobotics computer modems and related products. Its initial marketing was aimed at bulletin board systems, where its high-speed HST protocol made FidoNet transfers much fast ...

* Courier 1B, telecommunications satellite *

Courier (email client) Courier (also known as Courier Email) was an email client for Microsoft Windows. The software was originally released in 1996 as Calypso by Micro Computer Systems (MCS). Courier supported the POP3, IMAP and SMTP protocols, provided several feat ...

, email client used in Microsoft Windows *

Courier Mail Server The Courier Mail Server is a mail transfer agent (MTA) server that provides Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Simple Mail Access Protocol, SMAP, webmail, and electronic mailing list, mailing list services with individual components ...

, computer software * Microsoft Courier, a prototype tablet computer from Microsoft

Transport

Aviation

Airspeed Courier The Airspeed AS.5 Courier was a British six-seat single-engined light aircraft, designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Airspeed Limited at Portsmouth. It was the first British aircraft fitted with a retractable undercarri ...

, a pre-World War 2, British, single engined light aircraft * C-38 Courier, the US military designation for the Gulfstream G100 * Consolidated O-17 Courier, US National Guard biplane *

Helio Courier The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light Short Take-Off and Landing, STOL cargo aircraft, utility aircraft designed in 1949. Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraf ...

, a STOL, light aircraft *

Rans S-7 Courier The Rans S-7 Courier is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, two-seats in tandem, high-wing monoplane designed by Randy Schlitter and manufactured by Rans Inc. The Courier is available in Homebuilt aircraft, kit form for amateur ...

, a modern, two–seat light aircraft

Maritime

* ''Courier'' (ship)

Rail

* ''Courier'', a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive * ''Courier'', a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive, 1892–1914

Road

Sandusky Courier The Courier was a brass era car manufactured by Sandusky Automobile Company in Sandusky, Ohio in 1904 and 1905. The 1904 ''Courier'' was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$ The United States dollar (Currency ...

, made by Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio, US, 1904–1905 * Courier Car Co, Daytom, Ohio, US, 1909 *

Ford Courier Ford Courier is a model nameplate used by Ford Motor Company, Ford since the early 1950s. The Courier moniker has been used on a variety of vehicles all around the world since it was first used in North America for a Panel van#North America, se ...

, a light truck * Triumph Courier, a small van based on the Triumph Herald (1962–1966)

Other uses

* Courier chess, a variant on the game of chess * Courier (smuggling), someone who personally smuggles contraband across a border for a smuggling organization * Courier City-Oscawana, a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, US *

Jim Courier James Spencer Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 58 ...

(born 1970), American tennis player