Warehouseman Meaning
/ˈwɛərhaʊsmən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounA person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
nounOne who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods.
Sentence Examples
The warehouseman moved the heavy boxes to the loading dock area.
A warehouseman is a person whose job is to work in a warehouse.
The warehouseman organized the pallets using a large forklift.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ loaded the heavy crates onto the waiting delivery trucks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is responsible for managing the inventory and the shipping of goods from a large storage and facility today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English ware Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English warehouse Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English warehouseman From warehouse + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But the itinerant tradesman or street-seller is still further distinguished from the regular fixed dealer—the stallkeeper from the shopkeeper—the street-wareman from the warehouseman, by the arts they respectively employ to attract custom."
— 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor:
"If a recount of an item is ordered, the warehouseman responsible for the custody of the stock accompanies and assists the rechecker to assure himself that the exact quantity of stock recorded as on hand is actually physically present."
— 1940, War Department Technical Manual, volume 10, number 250, page 117:
Explore More B2 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ loaded the heavy crates onto the waiting delivery trucks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is responsible for managing the inventory and the shipping of goods from a large storage and facility today.