Delivery Man: Definition, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：Delivery person (Delivery Man)

Delivery Man 🔊

/dɪˈlɪvəri mæn/

A person whose job is to bring things like food or packages to people's homes or offices.

Delivery man holding a box at a house door

Delivery person 🔊

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/dɪˈlɪvəri ˈpɜːrsən/

A person employed to transport and hand over goods, such as food, parcels, or documents, to customers at their specified location.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'delivery' (de- 'away' + liver 'to free' + -y, via Old French 'delivrer') + 'man' (person).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a 'man' who 'delivers' - he frees your package from the truck to your door.

📖 Example

The delivery man rang the doorbell and handed me a large box with a smile. 🔊 The delivery man rang the doorbell and handed me a large box with a smile.

🔗 Collocations

call a delivery man – to phone a person who brings items to you

delivery man arrives – the time when the delivery person reaches your location

tip the delivery man – give extra money to the delivery person as a thank you

🔄 Synonyms

courier (n.) – A person or company that delivers messages, packages, or mail.

delivery person (n.) – Gender-neutral term for a person making deliveries.

mail carrier (n.) – Someone who delivers mail to homes and businesses.

🚫 Antonyms

customer (n.) – A person who purchases goods and receives deliveries.

sender (n.) – A person who dispatches an item for delivery.

retailer (n.) – A business that sells products, often relying on delivery men to ship orders.

🌱 Derivatives

delivery (n.) – The act of bringing goods to a destination.

deliver (v.) – To bring and hand over goods to someone.

deliverer (n.) – A person or thing that delivers; a rescuer.

📖 Cultural Story

Emerged in late 19th century with urban delivery services. 'Delivery' from Latin 'liberare' (to free). Now crucial in e-commerce and food apps.