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Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
A person carrying a message from one place to another
Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
A person carrying a message from one place to another
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The correct option is D Messenger
Option A: A 'postman' is a person who carries letters from one place to another. He does not deliver messages.
Option C: A 'peon' is 'a worker who does work that does not require much skill' in an office or a similar setting.
These words do not agree with the given description. Hence A and C are incorrect.
Options B and D: A 'messenger' is a person whose job is to carry a message from one place to another.
A 'bearer' means a person whose job is to carry something, or bring some message.
When considering the question, the word 'messenger' is closer in meaning to the description provided, as it refers to specifically delivering messages.
(When one speaks of a bearer who delivers messages, then he is specified as a message-bearer.)
Hence option B is correct and D is incorrect.
Option A: A 'postman' is a person who carries letters from one place to another. He does not deliver messages.
Option C: A 'peon' is 'a worker who does work that does not require much skill' in an office or a similar setting.
These words do not agree with the given description. Hence A and C are incorrect.
Options B and D: A 'messenger' is a person whose job is to carry a message from one place to another.
A 'bearer' means a person whose job is to carry something, or bring some message.
When considering the question, the word 'messenger' is closer in meaning to the description provided, as it refers to specifically delivering messages.
(When one speaks of a bearer who delivers messages, then he is specified as a message-bearer.)
Hence option B is correct and D is incorrect.
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