deliveryman

American  

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

noun

plural

deliverymen

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

For example, he might opt to pick up groceries ordered through the app Instacart to save on fees and tipping a deliveryman.

From The Wall Street Journal

I can’t believe it—Benefo is asleep, sitting on his porch and waiting for the deliveryman to pick up his packages.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The bicycle remained an essential part of Rwandan life, from competitive city teams to weekday commuters to deliverymen pedaling tall cans of milk over cratered dirt roads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then Burrows, a San Bernardino pizza deliveryman, placed a call from his favorite desert phone booth.

From Los Angeles Times