deliveryman

noun

de·liv·ery·man di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē-mən

-ˌman,

dē-

Synonyms of deliveryman

: a person who delivers wholesale or retail goods to customers usually over a regular local route

Examples of deliveryman in a Sentence

the deliveryman dropped off a package for us while we were at the store

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Those rules should also be extended to the restaurants that directly contract with deliverymen, which is a largely immigrant workforce that is easily exploited. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Then an industrious deliveryman (Fernando Cardona) is forced to choose between his job and a final match with his teammates. — Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Barklind, an 82-year-old former newspaper deliveryman and golf caddy, has run for the District 5 seat numerous times since 1978. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026 The boy who’d ordered a pizza and tried to rob the deliveryman? — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliveryman

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deliveryman was in 1889

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deliveryman

noun

de·liv·ery·man di-ˈliv-(ə-)rē-mən

-ˌman

: a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route

deliveryman

noun

Synonyms of deliveryman

Examples of deliveryman in a Sentence

Word History

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