Mercury

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.
• The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger. He wore winged sandals. Mercury corresponded to the Greek god Hermes.

Noun

• A carrier of tidings; a newsboy, a messenger.
• Someone who carries messages between lovers; a go-between.
• A newspaper.

Related

Similar words

• ☿

Origin

• From Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius.