shopboy
Young retail worker
A shopboy is a young male employee in a retail store, typically performing basic tasks like stocking shelves, running errands, or assisting customers.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, evoking an era when such positions were common entry-level jobs for adolescent boys.
He started as a shopboy and worked his way up to manager.
Office record-keeper
- assistantOne who aids another
- helperOne who aids another
- attendantOne who assists others
- stockboyRetail shelf replenisher
junior · apprentice · trainee · page · runner · aide · gopher · factotum
Retail facade facing street
- counterFlat service surface
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- stockroomStorage for merchandise
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
inventory · display · aisle · checkout · till · receipts · pricing · tags
Learning trade through employment
- traineeOne being instructed
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
mentorship · trade · skills · hands-on · experience · advancement · promotion · journeyman
clerk
Office record-keeper
stockboy · junior · apprentice · trainee · page · runner · aide · gopher · factotum · subordinate
storefront
Retail facade facing street
merchandise · inventory · display · aisle · checkout · till · receipts · pricing · tags · salesfloor
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
learning · mentorship · trade · skills · hands-on · experience · advancement · promotion · journeyman · entry-level
attentive
Paying close notice
eager · obliging · prompt · efficient · fetching · carrying · wrapping · bagging · assisting · greeting
shopboyproprietor
Business holder
shop owner · boss · manager · employer · shopkeeper
boy, shop, cowboy, shopkeeper, bellboy, paperboy, shopgirl, shopkeeping, stableboy