stock boy

American

Or stockboy

noun

a boy or man responsible for replenishing stock, as on the shelves of a grocery store.

Example Sentences

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I worked at a button factory as a stock boy.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest landed a job as a stock boy at Nisson pharmacy in Chicago, Illinois.

From Salon

Don Michalsky, 73, said he has eaten at the Pekin since he worked as a stock boy at Woolworth’s more than 60 years ago.

From New York Times

In the summer of 1957, when I was 15, I was hitchhiking to my part-time job as a stock boy at the Guess Your Age stand at Glen Echo Amusement Park.

From Washington Post

To help pay for his sweater where his letter would be displayed, Mr. Ammiano worked extra hours as a stock boy.

From New York Times

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