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warehouser

warehouser

5.6
A person who works in a large building and stores and moves goods
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛrˌhaʊzər/
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  • As a skilled warehouser, she efficiently managed the inventory to prevent any shortages.

Examples

  • If you have a warehouse full of wheat, OK, you are a wheat warehouser and you would like a stable business.

  • As part of the Greener Grocer program, Metro developed and published a Food Donation Resource Guide to encourage grocers and warehousers to donate usable food for redistribution.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The warehouser organized the delivery of goods to ensure everything was in the right place.

  • Every day, the warehouser checks the stock levels and moves products to maintain order in the warehouse.

Synonyms

shipping clerk
vswarehouser
1 3.1

A person who checks and prepares goods to send or receive at a warehouse

covers broader storage, organization, and movement roles beyond shipping
warehouseman
vswarehouser
1 5.5

A person who works in a building where things are stored and moved

is the neutral term without male or female reference
warehousewoman
vswarehouser
6.8

A woman who works in or manages a warehouse handling goods

is the neutral term without male or female reference
storeman
vswarehouser
  • UK
3.5

A person who receives, keeps, and gives out goods in a warehouse or shop

focuses more on warehouse organization and movement of goods
fulfiller
vswarehouser
  • Specialized
4.8

A company that stores, packs, and ships products for online sellers

is typically an inhouse role focused on warehouse operations
storer
vswarehouser
4.2

A person or thing that keeps items for later use

includes active organization and movement duties beyond simple storage
boxman
vswarehouser
5.9

A worker who packs and moves boxes in a warehouse

involves wider warehouse management, not only packing or boxing tasks
lumper
vswarehouser
  • US
9.2

A worker who loads and unloads goods at a port or warehouse

includes supervisory and organizational work beyond manual loading tasks
stockpiler
vswarehouser
5.3

A person who buys and keeps many supplies for later

focuses on day to day warehouse handling rather than long term accumulation

Surface Forms

warehouser singular
warehousers plural

Morphology

warehouser = warehouse (transparent) = warehouse + er

The word is transparently formed from 'warehouse' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person associated with a warehouse.

Etymology

The word warehouser comes from warehouse plus the ending -er that means 'a person who does', and warehouse itself is ware ('goods') + house ('building'). So, a warehouser is a person who looks after and moves the 'goods' in a warehouse, which is why the word means someone who manages stored items.