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warehouseman

American  
[wair-hous-muhn] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊs mən /

noun

plural

warehousemen
  1. a person who stores goods for others for pay.

  2. a person who is employed in or who manages a warehouse.


warehouseman British  
/ ˈwɛəˌhaʊsmən /

noun

  1. a person who manages, is employed in, or owns a warehouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of warehouseman

First recorded in 1625–35; warehouse + -man

Example Sentences

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One was a warehouseman at the grain-drying facility; the other was the tractor driver.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Mr Fletcher, who was recently made redundant from his job as a warehouseman, managed to get one of the referees he knows at the ground to capture the moment and take some photos.

From BBC • May 5, 2022

With the industrial age wiping out much of the handmade shoemaking industry, he abandoned the trade and worked as a laborer, warehouseman and clerk.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2020

Big Soo general manager Kevin Knepper says McCormick was a warehouseman and maintenance technician who had been working for Big Soo about eight months.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2018

Before he joined he was a warehouseman at Heals in the Tottenham Court Road.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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