warehouseman
- noun
- /ˈwɛrhaʊsˌmæn/
- As a warehouseman, he was responsible for supervising the loading and unloading of goods.
Examples
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Now to talk to Chuck Keitzman, the warehouseman and forklift operator, who found Dad under the pipes that fatal morning.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'll always just be Lowestoft's warbling warehouseman.
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Miep tells us the warehouseman doesn't know a thing, and we're paying him all that money.
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"Henderson, John, and Chuck Keitzman, the warehouseman, were standing on the loading dock at the warehouse, looking over John and Chuck's discovery.
Fiction book (1992) -
"He is the only supply warehouseman out here, and he was handpicked to deploy," said Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Terrell Kelly, the battalion's supply chief.
Blog text (33) -
The warehouseman carefully organized the stock to ensure everything was in its proper place.
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The warehouseman worked long hours to keep the operations running smoothly during the busy season.
Synonyms
A person who works in a large building and stores and moves goods
A woman who works in or manages a warehouse handling goods
A person who receives, keeps, and gives out goods in a warehouse or shop
A worker who packs and moves boxes in a warehouse
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Etymology
Warehouseman comes from the words warehouse (made from ware meaning 'goods' and house meaning 'building') and man meaning 'person'. So, a warehouseman is the person who looks after and manages the goods kept in a warehouse.