stock boy

American  

Or stockboy

noun

1. a boy or man responsible for replenishing stock, as on the shelves of a grocery store.

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stock boy

Around 2011, Michael Fallas, who once worked in family’s downtown store as a stock boy, converted the upstairs floors from offices to apartments while continuing to operate Fallas Paredes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

As a teenager, he also worked as a stock boy in a grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

In 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest landed a job as a stock boy at Nisson pharmacy in Chicago, Illinois.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

By eighth grade, he was working as a stock boy in a hardware store.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2019

There was only one container of fuchsia on the shelf, so we asked a stock boy to go find more.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen