delivery boy

Young parcel courier

A delivery boy is a young man or boy employed to transport goods—typically food, newspapers, or packages—from a business to customers.

The term persists even when the job is done by adults: The delivery boy brought our pizza.

It can sound dated or slightly diminishing when applied to grown men, where *delivery driver* or *delivery person* is often preferred.

Related

tips · tip jar · packages · pizza · doorstep · front door · uniform · brown bag · pedaling · route · door to door · newspapers · satchel · hustle · errand · speedy · dispatch · parcels

Categories
Opposites
role in transaction

delivery boysender

One who dispatches

shipper · recipient · consignor · dispatcher · receiver

age/seniority

delivery boydelivery man

One who transports goods

deliveryman · courier · logistics manager · delivery driver

service hierarchy

delivery boylogistics manager

Oversees transportation and storage operations

fleet manager · operations director · warehouse manager · CEO · business owner

Family

delivery, deliver, delivers, delivered, delivering, deliverer, deliveries, boys, boyish

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G