Meaning & use
storemen
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“storemen” is a form of “storeman”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounplural
Workers in a warehouse or storeroom who receive, keep track of and hand out goods or supplies.
Grammar: Plural of storeman: the storemen arrive early.
Patterns
- storemen at somewhere
The storemen counted the new boxes as they came off the lorry.
Two storemen brought the spare parts to the repair shop.
The company hired extra storemen before the holiday rush.
Word forms
| singular | storeman |
|---|
Common combinations
- warehouse storemen
- The warehouse storemen work in three shifts.
- hire storemen
- They need to hire storemen for the busy season.
- storemen and drivers
- Storemen and drivers share the loading dock.
- the storemen's office
- Collect your overalls from the storemen's office.
- experienced storemen
- Experienced storemen know where every item is kept.
Synonyms and how they differ
- storekeepers
- Storekeepers in British use can mean people who run a shop, while storemen work with stock in a storeroom.
- warehouse workers
- Warehouse workers is a modern gender-neutral term that covers any job in a warehouse.
- stockmen
- Stockmen can also mean those who look after farm animals, so it is less clear.
Word family
Commonly confused: storemen or storekeeper?
storemen vs storekeeper
A storekeeper in American English runs a shop, while a storeman works with stock in a warehouse.
Practice
Which job do storemen do?
Choose one answer.
Storemen handle stock in a store or warehouse. The other jobs are unrelated.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “storemen”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.