# Messenger

Messenger, Messengers, The Messenger or The Messengers may refer to:

## People

* Courier, a person or company that delivers messages, packages, or mail
* Messenger (surname)
* Bicycle messenger, a bicyclist who transports packages through cities
* Messenger-at-arms, an officer of the Scottish Court of Session
* Messenger of the Court, a court officer responsible for carrying communications and executing other orders
* Prophets and messengers in Islam
* Muhammad and other prophets in Islam, who were known as Messengers of Allah (God)

## Science and technology
### Biology and chemistry

* Chemical messenger, such as a hormone or neurotransmitter, a molecule used for cellular signalling
* Messenger RNA (mRNA), RNA that carries information from DNA to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in a cell

### Electronics and computing

* Instant messenger, a tool for online text communication
** Messenger (software), an instant messaging service by Meta (Facebook)
** Microsoft Messenger service, an instant messaging service by Microsoft
*** Windows Live Messenger, the client for said service, formerly named MSN Messenger
*** Windows Messenger, a predecessor of the above client
** Yahoo! Messenger, an instant messaging service by Yahoo!
* Windows Messenger service, a networking component of earlier versions of Microsoft Windows

### Space exploration

* MESSENGER, a NASA probe to Mercury launched in 2004

## Transport

* Messenger cable, a continuous loop of cable or chain attached to a capstan used to raise the anchor cables on 17th–19th century sailing ships
* Miles Messenger, a British 1940s liaison aircraft
* Messenger (sternwheeler), an 1876 sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
* Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger, 1921 American biplane
* Messenger (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1897-1906, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
* Renault Messenger, a commercial van

## Literature

* Messenger (novel), a 2004 novel written by Lois Lowry
* The Messenger (Silva novel), a 2006 novel by Daniel Silva
* The Messenger (Zusak novel), a 2002 novel by Markus Zusak
* The Messenger, a 2001 fantasy novel by Douglas Niles

## Periodicals

* Fort Dodge Messenger, a newspaper printed in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
* Messenger (magazine), a Mormon fundamentalist publication
* Messenger Newspapers, a group of newspapers in Adelaide, South Australia
* The Messenger (magazine), a monthly magazine associated with the Harlem Renaissance
* Messenger of the Sacred Heart, a Jesuit magazine published in Ireland
* The Missionary Messenger, a journal of the British Methodist Episcopal Church in Toronto, Canada
* The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky), a U.S. newspaper published in Madisonville, Kentucky
* The Messenger (Mount Airy, North Carolina), a U.S. newspaper published in Mount Airy, North Carolina
* Il Messaggero ("The Messenger"), a newspaper based in Rome, Italy
* Messenger, an American magazine published by the Church of the Brethren.
* Messenger of Mathematics, a British mathematics journal published between 1872 and 1929, sometimes abbreviated as Messenger
* The Messenger, a quarterly astronomical journal published by the European Southern Observatory
* The Messenger (website), an American news website founded in 2023 and shuttered in 2024

## In film and television

* Mohammad, Messenger of God, a 1976 film directed by Moustapha Akkad
* The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, a 1999 film directed by Luc Besson
* "Messenger", an episode of Power Rangers SPD
* The Messenger (1918 film), a film starring Oliver Hardy
* The Messenger (1937 film), directed by Raymond Rouleau
* The Messenger (1986 film), a 1986 film directed by Fred Williamson
* The Messenger, an unfinished film by Sergei Bodrov Jr.
* Messengers, a 2004 drama film starring Michele Hicks
* The Messenger (2008 film), a film by Çağan Irmak
* The Messenger (2009 film), a film by Oren Moverman
* The Messenger (2015 British film), a horror film directed by David Blair
* The Messenger (2015 Canadian film), a documentary film directed by Su Rynard
* The Messenger (TV series), a 2023 Australian TV series based on the novel by Marcus Zusak
* The Messengers (film), 2007 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers
* The Messengers (TV series), a 2015 American television series
* MSG: The Messenger, a 2015 Indian action film by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
** MSG-2 The Messenger, sequel, released the same year

## In gaming

* The Messenger (2001 video game), 2001 adventure game
* The Messenger (2018 video game), 2018 platform game developed by Sabotage

## In music

* Messenger Records, a record label
* The Messenger, piano composition by Valentyn Sylvestrov

### Groups

* The Messengers (producers), a musical songwriting and production duo
* The Messengers Choir, East African gospel group based in the United States
* Paul Kelly and the Messengers, an Australian rock band, active 1987–1992
* Messengers (American band), an American Christian metal band
* Messengers (Scottish band)

### Albums

* Messenger (Edwin McCain album), 1999
* Messenger (Jimmy Little album), 1999
* Messenger (Joe Pug album), 2010
* Messengers (album), 2007, by August Burns Red
* The Messenger (Ernest Dawkins album), 2006
* The Messenger (Casey Jones album), 2006
* The Messenger (Kurt Elling album), 1997
* The Messenger (Matt Joe Gow and the Dead Leaves album), 2009
* The Messenger (Johnny Marr album), 2013

### Songs

* "The Messenger" (song), by Daniel Lanois
* "The Messenger", by Domine on their 2007 album Ancient Spirit Rising
* "The Messenger", by Linkin Park on their 2010 album A Thousand Suns
* "The Messenger", by Patrick Wolf on his 2009 album The Bachelor
* "Messenger", by Blonde Redhead on their 2004 album Misery Is a Butterfly
* "Messenger", by Paul McCartney on his 1997 album Standing Stone
* "Messengers", by Casiopea from Active, 1992
* "Messengers", by Lagwagon on their 1998 album Let's Talk About Feelings

## Other uses

* Messenger (horse) (1780–1808), an English thoroughbred horse
* Messenger (Plymouth sculpture), a 2018 bronze statue of a female actor in Plymouth, England
* The Messenger (David Wynne sculpture), a 1981 bronze statue of a horse and rider in Sutton, London
* The Messenger (painting), a 1674 painting by Johannes Verkolje