lähetti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bishop noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
- courier noun A person or company that delivers messages, documents, or packages, often quickly or directly.
- messenger noun A person (or, historically, animal or vehicle) whose job is to carry messages between people.
- runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
Senses
lähetti is used for these senses in English:
- bishop (chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
- courier A person who delivers messages.
- deliveryman Someone employed to make deliveries.
- gofer (informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
- messenger One who brings messages.
- runner Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
bishop — full definition
- noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
- noun A chess piece that moves diagonally.
courier — full definition
- noun A person or company that delivers messages, documents, or packages, often quickly or directly.
- verb To send something by courier.
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