Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warehouseman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
ware-house-man
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.

noun

One who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods.

British usage; Obsolete

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Synonyms

storeman warehouse clerk

Questions

What does warehouseman mean?
A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
Where does warehouseman come from?
Etymology tree Middle English ware English ware Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English warehouse Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English warehouseman From warehouse + -man.

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