单词 | storeman |
释义 | storemann. 1. A man placed in charge of stores or supplies; a storekeeper, esp. in the army. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > person in charge of store storekeeper1618 storeman1859 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > officer in charge of stores storekeeper1618 munitioner1632 sub-conductor1778 storeman1859 storeholder1869 conductor1879 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 113 No. 10..performs the general duties of storeman. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 256/2 The accused [soldier], a man of long service and excellent character, was ‘storeman’ of his company. 2. A workman employed in the storage of goods. ΘΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > storer > professional storer of goods storeman1885 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in warehouse or store warehouseman1635 warehouse-keeper1683 storeman1885 stock-keeper1902 stocker1921 1885 Weekly Echo 5 Sept. (Cass.) The question of wages of shifters and store-men has been referred to arbitration. 3. North American, Australian, etc. One who keeps, or serves in, a ‘store’ or ‘stores’; a shopkeeper, shopman. Also storesman. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > shopkeeper merchantc1400 shopholder1443 shopkeeper1530 shopman1572 storekeeper1741 box wallah1826 winkler1853 storeman1858 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Storeman, the keeper of a general store; a shopman, one who serves in a store. 1862 F. Sinnett Acct. Colony S. Austral. 34 Rates of wages obtainable..Storemen, 7s. to 8s. [per day]. 1885 Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 281/2 If the storesman is..engrossed in..excited talk it is generally about a bond which wants renewing, or an ostrich, or some oranges or mealies, or the next clip of wool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1858 |
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