Thesaurus results for DELIVERYMAN

deliveryman

noun

di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē-mən

Definition of deliveryman

as in courier

a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route the deliveryman dropped off a package for us while we were at the store

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Recent Examples of deliveryman Saatva provides a 10-year warranty as well as free in-room delivery and setup, and the deliverymen were done in less than 15 minutes, even putting my old mattress back on for me. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 6 May 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 trio posted as deliverymen to gain access to victims' homes in San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Los Angeles. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026 La Voix Humaine is a haunting musical about a desperate woman on a final phone call with her departing lover while Stuck Elevator is a story about a food deliveryman who got trapped in a Bronx elevator for 81 hours. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliveryman

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Noun

The story follows Kiki, a young witch who moves to the port city of Koriko with her cat Jiji and starts a flying courier service.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 July 2026
Kroutsick initially gave him a job tending the kitchen fires but after a year, my father’s German was so good that Kroutsick promoted him to his courier and moved him into his villa on the slaughterhouse grounds.

— Jason Prokowiew, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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Unlike Benitez, who arrived at Anfield with inflated confidence having won two La Liga titles in three seasons at Valencia, along with the UEFA Cup, Iraola’s track record is one of a developer at each of his previous clubs rather than a deliverer of trophies.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The first-ever woman — and the first-ever Black person — to win the Cinematography Oscar was also the deliverer of one of the night’s most iconic speeches.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

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