配達員(はいたついん)

Compound of 配達(はいたつ) (delivery) + 員(いん) (member, worker). A common term that has become increasingly frequent with the growth of online shopping and food delivery services.

Usage

Used for all types of delivery workers — package couriers, mail carriers, newspaper deliverers, and food delivery riders. With the rise of services like Uber Eats and 出前館(でまえかん), the word has become even more common in daily life.

Common collocations

• 配達員(はいたついん)が届(とど)ける — a delivery person delivers
• 配達員(はいたついん)を呼(よ)ぶ — to call a delivery person
• 宅配(たくはい)配達員(はいたついん) — home delivery courier
• フードデリバリー配達員(はいたついん) — food delivery worker

Similar words

• 配達人(はいたつにん) — delivery person (slightly more old-fashioned variant)
• 宅配便(たくはいびん)ドライバー — parcel delivery driver
• 郵便配達(ゆうびんはいたつ) — mail delivery (the service, not the person)