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
Defense lawyer James Thiros wrote Johnson was only the drug runner, or deliveryman.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the week, the sheriff’s department conducted a similar operation, briefly detaining a person of interest — later revealed as a deliveryman named Carlos — before ultimately releasing him without charges hours later.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2026
His work experience ranges from a deliveryman for Amador Creamy to foreign affairs officer for the U.S. Department of State.
—Mathew Miranda
february 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
While there was much speculation over who killed Mineo, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was convicted and received 51 years in prison for murdering Mineo and committing 10 robberies, per the Los Angeles Sentinel.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the week, the sheriff’s department conducted a similar operation, briefly detaining a person of interest — later revealed as a deliveryman named Carlos — before ultimately releasing him without charges hours later.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2026
His work experience ranges from a deliveryman for Amador Creamy to foreign affairs officer for the U.S. Department of State.
—Mathew Miranda
february 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
While there was much speculation over who killed Mineo, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was convicted and received 51 years in prison for murdering Mineo and committing 10 robberies, per the Los Angeles Sentinel.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliveryman
Noun
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Johnson, 64, was a husband married for over 40 years and father of five children who ran his own courier company, CJS Express, his attorneys said.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Ohio and Indiana, people can order Powerball tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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The biblical prophet Isaiah foretold the advent of the deliverer of peace.—
Beth Schaefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Deliveryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliveryman. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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