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stocktaker

stocktaker

6.3
A person who counts and records the goods in a shop or warehouse
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑːkˌteɪkər/
  • UK
translation icon : inventarista
  • The company hired a stocktaker to perform the annual inventory check.

Examples

  • The store needed an experienced stocktaker to organise their inventory records.

  • The stocktaker counted all the items in the warehouse.

  • As a stocktaker, she is responsible for counting all the items in the warehouse.

  • A stocktaker must be detail-oriented.

  • The company hired a stocktaker to perform the annual inventory check.

  • As a stocktaker, she is responsible for counting all the items in the warehouse.

  • The store needed an experienced stocktaker to organise their inventory records.

Synonyms

stock-taker
vsstocktaker
  • UK
4.8

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

is the same meaning but written without the hyphen
tally clerk
vsstocktaker
8.0

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

focuses on counting goods held in storage like shops or warehouses

How Thorough

auditor
  • Specialized
52 4.8
stocktaker
  • UK
6.3
stocker
  • US
1 2.0

Surface Forms

stocktaker singular
stocktakers plural

Morphology

stocktaker = stocktake (semi-transparent) = stock + take + er

The word is transparently built from the idea of a stocktake plus the agentive suffix '-er', but the inventory-counting sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word stocktaker combines stock ('goods' or 'supply') and taker (one who 'takes' or counts). So a stocktaker is literally someone who 'takes stock' and counts and records the items in a shop or warehouse.