Meaning

A young stockman raising livestock..

Definitions by Sense

1. A young stockman raising livestock.
2. A young stocker, an employee at a store stocking shelves; an entry-level retail employee.

Example Sentences

He spoke quietly, in a rather cultured voice, saying, "Your brother Mark gave Jock one of his halfcaste piccaninnies for a stock-boy. […]"

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.

Excuse me, but is this huge application necessary? Listing job experience — what experience is crucial for being a stock boy?

When an aunt who was an actress helped him find a job in the William Morris mailroom, where would-be agents traditionally start, the salary was not enough to support him, so he took a second job working as a stockboy at a Macy’s in New Jersey.

A marvelous photograph by Fred McDarrah shows Andy [Warhol] standing among his boxes, like a stock boy in the stockroom, his pasty face looking out at us.

Word Forms

• stockboys
• stock boy
• stock-boy

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When Should You Use Stock boy?

Use stock boy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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