deliveryman
noun
de·liv·ery·man
| \ di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē-mən
, -ˌman, dē-\
, -ˌman, dē-\
Definition of deliveryman
: a person who delivers wholesale or retail goods to customers usually over a regular local route
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Examples of deliveryman in a Sentence
the deliveryman dropped off a package for us while we were at the store
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Skip to main content A deliveryman for a renowned New York bakery allegedly stole 1,020 gourmet cakes worth nearly $90,000, local media reported. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "Deliveryman allegedly stole 1,020 cakes worth $90K from upscale New York bakery," 10 Sep. 2019 The home videos reveal at least one of the deliverymen: a man dressed in a blue jumpsuit, black gloves and what appear to be brown hiking-style boots. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Someone left old TVs outside 50 homes in Virginia while wearing a TV on his head. No one knows why.," 14 Aug. 2019 The company in turn reduced its own payment to $3.85 and used the $3 tip to meet the deliveryman’s minimum guarantee. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "DoorDash to change its controversial tipping policy after outcry," 24 July 2019 The brouhaha began with a New York Times story in which a reporter wrote about his experiences as a deliveryman for services such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Postmates. — Rex Crum, The Mercury News, "DoorDash to revamp tipping policy after report it shafted delivery staff," 24 July 2019 The victim provided video surveillance which showed a deliveryman from LaserShip Inc. delivering a package to her house, then taking the Coach bag. — Brian Lisik, cleveland.com, "Delivery man caught on camera burglarizing home: Brunswick Police Blotter," 8 July 2019 Lee, as Mookie, the deliveryman for Sal’s, plays a role that symbolized his own position in Hollywood at the time, as an employee of a white-run business and a mediator between it and the black community. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Enduring Urgency of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” at Thirty," 28 June 2019 These beer deliveryman saved a man from a highway overpass by talking him down. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "As St. Paul police chief honors ‘ordinary heroes,’ one says saving a life changed his own," 5 June 2019 An Amazon deliveryman maneuvers small, rural lanes on his motorcycle. — Eric Bellman, WSJ, "Amazon, to Win in Booming Rural India, Reinvents Itself," 31 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deliveryman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deliveryman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of deliveryman
: a man who delivers goods to customers
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