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stock-taker

stock-taker

4.8
A person who counts and records goods in a shop or warehouse
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑkˌteɪkər/
  • UK
translation icon : inventarista
  • The manager hired an experienced stock-taker to conduct the annual inventory.

Examples

  • As a stock-taker, she carefully checked every item in the store's back room.

  • An external stock-taker was brought in to ensure accuracy in the warehouse records.

  • The stock-taker arrived early this morning.

  • A reliable stock-taker is essential for our inventory management.

  • An external stock-taker was brought in to ensure accuracy in the warehouse records.

  • As a stock-taker, she carefully checked every item in the store's back room.

  • The manager hired an experienced stock-taker to conduct the annual inventory.

Synonyms

stocktaker
vsstock-taker
  • UK
6.3

A person who counts and records the goods in a shop or warehouse

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
tally clerk
vsstock-taker
8.0

A person who counts and writes down the number or weight of goods

focuses specifically on counting items kept as stock within a business

Surface Forms

stock-taker singular
stock-takers plural

Morphology

stock-taker = stock + taker (transparent) = stock + taker

A straightforward compound meaning 'a person who takes (counts) stock'; agent noun 'taker' is transparent to learners.

Etymology

Stock-taker is made of two simple parts: stock meaning 'goods' or 'supply' (as in livestock) and take meaning to 'count' or 'record', with -er making it 'a person who does this'. So a stock-taker is literally someone who 'takes stock'—they count and record the items a shop or warehouse has.