the.com/courier
the last person who knocks like your day depends on it.
means A person or company whose job is to carry and deliver messages, packages, or documents, usually quickly and by hand.
from From Old French 'courier' (runner, messenger), drawn from Latin 'currere,' to run — the same sprinting root that powers 'current,' 'course,' and 'cursor.' At heart a courier is simply a runner: someone defined by the motion of getting there, fast.
- ancient sprint
- Persia's royal couriers inspired the postal service's unofficial motto
- gold rush
- Pony Express riders died young but rode legends
- font fame
- Courier typeface mimics old typewriter monospacing
- war role
- Wartime couriers ate messages rather than surrender them
- speed kings
- Bike messengers weave traffic faster than cars downtown
for instance
fedex — multinational courier company founded 1971, delivers 15 million packages daily
dhl — international courier service established 1969, operates in 220+ countries
ups — united parcel service founded 1907, delivers 24 million packages per day