accessary vs messenger

accessary

noun
  • Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. 

adj
  • Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory. 

messenger

noun
  • A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent. 

  • A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier. 

  • The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data). 

  • A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike. 

  • A messenger-at-arms. 

  • An instant messenger program. 

  • A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle. 

  • A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite. 

  • The secretary bird. 

  • One who brings messages. 

  • A forerunner. 

  • A light scudding cloud preceding a storm. 

verb
  • To send something by messenger. 

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