delivery boy
noun
: a person employed by a retail store to deliver small orders to customers on call
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Buffett would work as a newspaper delivery boy for The Washington Post.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The series revolves around Meni Azulai, who works as a delivery boy who unwillingly becomes an infiltrator within the Israeli right-wing movement.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
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
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The series revolves around Meni Azulai, who works as a delivery boy who unwillingly becomes an infiltrator within the Israeli right-wing movement.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
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
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“Delivery boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delivery%20boy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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