noun The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
noun A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
noun An instant messenger program.
noun A forerunner or harbinger.
a messenger of doom
noun A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.
noun A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.