warehousewoman

6.8

A woman who works in or manages a warehouse handling goods

noun
/ˈwɛrhaʊsˌwʊmən/

: almacenista

She was the only warehousewoman working the night shift at the distribution center.

Examples

Many warehousewomen work long hours during the holiday season.
The warehousewoman organized the inventory efficiently.
As a skilled warehousewoman, she quickly organized the incoming shipments.
The company honored its longest-serving warehousewoman at the annual staff meeting.
As a skilled warehousewoman, she quickly organized the incoming shipments.
She was the only warehousewoman working the night shift at the distribution center.
Many warehousewomen work long hours during the holiday season.

Synonyms

warehouseman

vswarehousewoman

1 5.5

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

is the female-specific form referring to the same warehouse role

warehouser

vswarehousewoman

5.6

A person who works in a large building and stores and moves goods

specifies the same role but denotes a woman rather than a neutral term

storeman

vswarehousewoman

3.5

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

focuses on general warehouse work but not on receiving and issuing tasks

Surface Forms

warehousewoman singular

warehousewomen plural

Morphology

warehousewoman = warehouse + woman (transparent) = warehouse + woman

Meaning is a straightforward compound 'warehouse' + 'woman' referring to a woman who works in or manages a warehouse.

Etymology

The word warehousewoman joins warehouse, where ware means 'goods' and house means 'building', and woman meaning 'female person'. So a warehousewoman is a woman who works in a building where goods are stored.