a stacker

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A machine or person that puts things into neat piles or onto shelves.

   Grammar: Countable: a stacker or stackers; often used with of: a stacker of boxes.

   Patterns

   • a stacker of something
   • operate a stacker

   The warehouse uses a stacker to lift boxes onto high shelves.

   He works as a stacker, arranging crates all day.

   The new stacker can move fifty pallets an hour.

2. 2nouncountableBritish

   A worker in a store or warehouse whose job is to fill shelves with goods.

   Grammar: Countable and mainly used in job names: shelf stacker.

   Patterns

   • a shelf stacker

   She got a job as a shelf stacker at the supermarket.

   Shelf stackers start early, before the store opens.

Word forms

Common combinations

shelf stacker

The supermarket is hiring shelf stackers for the weekend.

pallet stacker

A pallet stacker raised the load to the top rack.

operate a stacker

Only trained staff may operate a stacker.

Synonyms and how they differ

forklift

A forklift is a specific vehicle with forks for lifting pallets, while a stacker may be a smaller lift or a person.

loader

A loader puts goods into vehicles or containers, not necessarily into neat piles.

Word family

stack noun

a neat pile of things

stack verb

to put things into a neat pile

Commonly confused: a stacker or stacker?

Practice

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