deliverymannoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈlɪv.ər.i.mæn/us/dɪˈlɪv.ɚ.i.mæn/plural -men uk/-mən/usa man who delivers goods to people's houses or places of work
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Messengers and people who deliver things
- bearer
- broker
- courier
- errand boy
- go-between
- herald
- letter carrier
- mail carrier
- mailman
- messenger
- milkman
- postman
- postwoman
- runner
- sender
Examples from literature
- The crowds of foremen and deliverymen who'd be going in and out through the day were lacking.
- The telephone, the mail carrier, and the deliveryman do all the errands even, and the child in the home is deprived of responsibility and of nearly all opportunity for manual expression.