delivery boy

American  

noun

1. a boy or youth who delivers merchandise for a store, as to the homes or offices of customers.

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Etymology

Origin of delivery boy

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He played multiple characters on episodes of “That Girl” and “Gomer Pyle, USMC,” a delivery boy on “Batman,” and appeared on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Room 222.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Running for 26 episodes between 1973 and 1985, Arkwright also acted as a reluctant father figure to his nephew and delivery boy, Granville, played by Jason.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

Atkinson opens “Shrines of Gaiety” with a bustling scene outside Holloway prison: “’Is it a hanging?’ an eager newspaper delivery boy asked no one in particular.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

On Monday, she was repeatedly scrolling through her mobile phone in the hope that the app would load so she could dial the delivery boy to pick up an order.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2021

The delivery boy was sixty-two years old, and there was no such person as Barney Northrup.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin