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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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I worked at a button factory as a stock boy.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 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

I’ve seen these contraptions in action, and it reminded me of a grocery store stock boy putting adhesive price labels on cans of French-cut green beans.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2021

From 1978 to 1981, I worked as a stock boy in one of the shops Disney operated at the Disneyland Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2019

“I worked as a stock boy over the summer,” I told him.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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