The difference between Courier and Distribute
When used as verbs, courier means to deliver by courier, whereas distribute means to divide into portions and dispense.
Courier is also noun with the meaning: a person who looks after and guides tourists.
check bellow for the other definitions of Courier and Distribute
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Courier as a noun:
A person who looks after and guides tourists.
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Courier as a noun:
A person who delivers messages.
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Courier as a noun:
A company that delivers messages.
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Courier as a noun:
A company that transports goods.
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Courier as a noun (internet):
A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.
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Courier as a verb:
To deliver by courier.
Examples:
"We'll have the contract couriered to you."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To divide into portions and dispense.
Examples:
"He distributed the bread amongst his followers."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To supply to retail outlets.
Examples:
"The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To deliver or pass out.
Examples:
"A network of children distributes flyers to every house."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To scatter or spread.
Examples:
"I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To apportion (more or less evenly).
Examples:
"The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."
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Distribute as a verb (transitive):
To classify or separate into categories.
Examples:
"The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."
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Distribute as a verb (intransitive, mathematics):
To be distributive.
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Distribute as a verb (printing):
To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
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Distribute as a verb (printing):
To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
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Distribute as a verb (logic):
To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.