stockboy
stockboy noun: a young stockman raising livestock.
Noun
stockboy (plural stockboys)
- A young stockman raising livestock.
- He spoke quietly, in a rather cultured voice, saying, "Your brother Mark gave Jock one of his halfcaste piccaninnies for a stock-boy. […]"1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VI, in Capricornia, page 85
- A young stocker, an employee at a store stocking shelves; an entry-level retail employee.
- He had graduated from Cregier High School two months earlier and quickly landed a job as a stockboy at Order from Horder, a stationery store chain.1991, Alex Kotlowitz, There are no Children Here, page 194
- Excuse me, but is this huge application necessary? Listing job experience — what experience is crucial for being a stock boy?1991 September 19, Tim Sniffen, Tangelo Pie (comic), University of Massachusetts Amherst
Forms of stockboy
| plural | stockboys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | stock boy |
| alternative form | stock-boy |
Origin of stockboy
From stock + boy.
Questions about stockboy
- What does stockboy mean?
- Stockboy means a young stockman raising livestock.
- What part of speech is stockboy?
- Stockboy is a noun.
- What is the plural of stockboy?
- The plural of stockboy is stockboys.
Words near stockboy in the dictionary
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