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Webster 1913 Edition

Van-courier

Van′-couˊri-er

,
Noun.
[F.
avant-courrier
. See
Avant
,
Van
of an army, and
Courier
, and cf.
Avant-courier
,
Vaunt-courier
.]
One sent in advance; an avant-courier; a precursor.

Definition 2024

van-courier

van-courier

English

Noun

van-courier ‎(plural van-couriers)

  1. One sent in advance; an avant-courier; a precursor.

Etymology

French avant-courrier. See avant, van of an army, and courier, and compare avant-courier, vaunt-courier.

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