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deliveryman

American  
[dih-liv-uh-ree-man, -muhn] / dɪˈlɪv ə riˌmæn, -mən /

noun

deliverymen plural
  1. a person employed to make deliveries of merchandise to purchasers, usually by means of a truck.


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Etymology

Origin of deliveryman

First recorded in 1915–20; delivery + man

Example Sentences

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The other is a 39-year old French national who worked as a deliveryman and taxi driver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But the movie is really about Murphy’s quietly anguished coal deliveryman, Bill, and his deepening crisis of conscience.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Groceries are wheelbarrowed to the front door by a deliveryman whose significance you don’t grasp until he turns his back, revealing the red prisoner stripe on his jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The deliveryman, Michael White, was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Sean Schellenger.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

"They are for Autumn, I mean Andrea, to wear to the prince's ball. It’s a lucky thing both girls wear the same shoe size. Ms. Zelda is downstairs now, getting the package from the deliveryman."

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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