delivery boy

noun

Definition of delivery boynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery boy
  1. bearer
  2. messenger
  3. carrier
  4. liaison
  5. courier
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Before they’re introduced at the meeting, Lowen and Jeremy have what amounts to a gruesome meet-cute on the street, when a bike messenger gets mowed down by a car in front of them and Jeremy lends Lowen his shirt because she’s covered in blood.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Riz Ahmed plays Ganesh, the close scientific adviser to Digger who is actually rooted in the real world, and therefore has to be the messenger of bad news.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of messenger
Noun
  • One couple even lugged their baby, who was in a carrier, next to our table by the window for a family selfie.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Text-message codes can be vulnerable when an attacker persuades a mobile carrier to transfer a victim’s number to the attacker’s phone.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of carrier
Noun
  • In that government post paying almost $70,000 a year, Jamal acted as a liaison with the Somali community.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of liaison
Noun
  • Most government seizures are made through mail and express-courier services, rather than through shipping containers, and many of the shipments originate in China and Hong Kong.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Qure Shipping Policy Qure currently ships worldwide, and packages are shipped via FedEx, USPS, or DHL courier with standard shipping services.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of courier

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“Delivery boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery%20boy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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