Herald vs. Messenger

Heraldnoun

A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

Heraldnoun

A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

Heraldnoun

(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.

Heraldnoun

(entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

Heraldverb

(transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.

Heraldverb

To greet something with excitement; to hail.

Heraldnoun

An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character.

Heraldnoun

In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.

Heraldnoun

A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame.

Heraldnoun

A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.

Heraldnoun

Any messenger.

Heraldverb

To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.

Heraldnoun

(formal) a person who announces important news;

Heraldnoun

an indication of the approach of something or someone

Heraldverb

foreshadow or presage

Heraldverb

praise vociferously;

Heraldverb

greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Herald

A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.

Messengernoun

One who brings messages.

Messengernoun

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

Messengernoun

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

Messengernoun

(legal) 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.

Messengernoun

(computing) An instant messenger program.

Messengernoun

A forerunner.

Messengernoun

A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.

Messengernoun

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

Messengernoun

(oceanography) A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle.

Messengernoun

The secretary bird.

Messengernoun

(Scotland) A messenger-at-arms.

Messengerverb

(transitive) To send something by messenger.

Messengernoun

One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.

Messengernoun

One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.

Messengernoun

A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; - formerly used for heaving in the cable.

Messengernoun

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.

Messengernoun

a person who carries a message