Phrase guide

carrier pigeon

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homer, homing pigeon

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: racer, racing pigeon

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of carrier pigeon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a homing pigeon used to carry messages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homing pigeon, homer

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: posduif — carrier pigeon
  • Arabic: حَمامَةٌ زاجِلة (ḥamāmatun zājila) — carrier pigeon
  • Arabic: حَمامٌ زاجِلٌ (ḥamāmun zājilun) — carrier pigeon
  • Catalan: colom missatger — carrier pigeon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信鴿 /信鸽 (xìngē) — carrier pigeon
  • Danish: brevdue — carrier pigeon
  • Dutch: postduif — carrier pigeon
  • Esperanto: leterkolombo — carrier pigeon
  • Finnish: kirjekyyhky — carrier pigeon
  • French: pigeon voyageur — carrier pigeon
  • Galician: pomba mensaxeira — carrier pigeon
  • Georgian: საფოსტო მტრედი (saposṭo mṭredi) — carrier pigeon
  • German: Brieftaube — carrier pigeon
  • Hungarian: postagalamb — carrier pigeon
  • Italian: piccione viaggiatore — carrier pigeon
  • Japanese: 伝書鳩 (denshobato) — carrier pigeon
  • Korean: 전서구 (jeonseogu) — carrier pigeon
  • Norwegian: brevdue — carrier pigeon
  • Polish: gołąb pocztowy — carrier pigeon
  • Portuguese: pombo-correio — carrier pigeon
  • Romanian: porumbel voiajor — carrier pigeon
  • Romanian: porumbel călător — carrier pigeon
  • Russian: почто́вый го́лубь (počtóvyj gólubʹ) — carrier pigeon
  • Serbo-Croatian: golub pismonoša — carrier pigeon
  • Spanish: paloma mensajera — carrier pigeon
  • Swedish: brevduva — carrier pigeon
  • Ukrainian: свійський голуб (svijsʹkyj holub) — carrier pigeon
  • Vietnamese: bồ câu đưa thư — carrier pigeon