Thesaurus results for DELIVERY BOY

delivery boy

noun

Definition of delivery boy

as in bearer

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Recent Examples of delivery boy The story centers on Eddie Edison, a pizza delivery boy by day, sidekick by night. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025 Buffett would work as a newspaper delivery boy for The Washington Post. — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 May 2025 In one scene, the Emmy-winning actor plays to his strengths in physical comedy when his character wants to tip a pharmacy delivery boy, but only has a $20 bill and doesn’t want to part with it. — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023 The back streets were devoid of the food and package delivery boys ubiquitous even in small Indian towns, because the e-commerce companies paused local services. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for delivery boy

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Victoria wore a Vera Wang silk pleated ballgown in a champagne hue featuring a sculptural strapless neckline and a 20-foot train, and their son Brooklyn, now 27, was their ring bearer.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Also in the running was a third-party candidate, Raymond Haight, the standard bearer for both the Progressive Party and the Commonwealth Party, who positioned himself as a more moderate reformist alternative.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bearer

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Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of messenger

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The run game is physical not just because of Gordon, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound ball carrier.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
This typically involves putting the mail in the same or similar order as the carrier's route, with the mail delivered to the post office in trays that can be transferred directly into USPS vehicles.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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