delivery boy

noun

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

Origin of delivery boy

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby delivery boy

deliverable, deliverance, delivered price, deliverly, delivery, delivery boy, delivery room, delivery system, delivery van, deliveryman, dell

Example sentences from the Web for delivery boy

  • Being a native of New York, it had been his instinctive thought to call up the hat-shop and demand the return of its delivery-boy.

    The Bandbox |Louis Joseph Vance

  • Before the wagon was at rest the delivery-boy was off and half-way around the side of the house.

    In a Little Town |Rupert Hughes