warehouser

[ wair-hou-zer ]

noun

1. warehouseman.
2. a person or company operating a warehouse or its services.
3. a wholesaler with a large building for display and sale of goods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warehouser¹

First recorded in 1925–30; warehouse + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Wish Local partners aren’t just deputized warehousers but de facto customer service representatives.

From New York Times

The only thing iceberg really has going for it is durability, this line of thinking goes—it’s a lettuce for growers, shippers, warehousers, and sellers, not a lettuce for eaters.

From The New Yorker

But a warehouser with operations there said he was not expecting any disruption to activities.

From Reuters

Because in reality, he said, “rehabilitation is not our job. The truth of it is that we are warehousers of human beings.”

From Literature

SoMa doesn’t have much use for warehousers and wholesalers these days; maybe the flower venders would rather be in the Bayview neighborhood, where the city has its produce market, she said.

From The New Yorker