deliveryman

[ dih-liv-uh-ree-man, -muhn ]

/ dɪˈlɪv ə riˌmæn, -mən /

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noun, plural de·liv·er·y·men

[dih-liv-uh-ree-men, -muhn]. /dɪˈlɪv ə riˌmɛn, -mən/.

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

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Origin of deliveryman

First recorded in 1915–20; delivery + man

“All the lights were off,” the deliveryman recalled from his food order he brought over early on Friday.
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The actress even has the deliveryman scratch her back as she kicks her leg up in the air like a dog.
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As I was heading into the lab, a FedEx deliveryman passed me by wearing cologne or deodorant—and the scent just knocked me over.
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The only one she really favored was the laundry deliveryman, and Peter soon realized why.
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The top of the milk bottle over which the milk is poured is exposed to contamination from the hands of the deliveryman.
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