as in deliverers
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 deliverymen
The trio posted as deliverymen to gain access to victims' homes in San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Los Angeles.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The police ordered him out of the apartment along with the deliverymen.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The police ordered him out of the apartment along with the deliverymen.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverymen
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With the water at the low levels, the water authority is unable to use its $200 million hydroelectric Cielo pump station that deliverers renewable energy to 26,000 homes and transfers low-cost water to the Olivenhain Reservoir and SFID’s RE Badger Filtration plant.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Darnell and Sanchez also targeted other Empyreal Logistics couriers in Denver and in Northern Colorado.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Top figures could avoid vulnerable communications, rely on couriers or hardwired systems, and disperse authority before an operation begins.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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One of the body’s natural defense mechanisms against a virus like COVID or influenza is the release of cytokines, proteins that act as chemical messengers helping to coordinate the immune system’s response.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Deliverymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliverymen. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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