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No wonder Daniel Radcliffe's stock boy fell for her during Wiig's final season as a cast member.
—Hillary Busis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Although the two had crossed paths during the 1980s, when Marc Jacobs was still a teenager working as a stock boy at the famous Charivari store on the Upper West Side and Anna Sui was a customer, their friendship officially began in the 1990s.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Further back in time is Charivari, where Marc Jacobs once cut his teeth as a stock boy.
—Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 17 July 2023
His own brother fired him from his first job as a stock boy at Woolworth’s.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Two decades later, the Greek American novelist Harry Mark Petrakis wrote of his first day as a stock boy at a similar store.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
To help pay for his sweater where his letter would be displayed, Mr. Ammiano worked extra hours as a stock boy.
—New York Times, 28 Feb. 2021
Charles Himelhoch — who started as a stock boy in his family's department store business and rose to CEO, spearheading innovations in the fashion industry — died Monday morning.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2020
Last month, when the coronavirus still seemed distant, Mr. Timberlake increased his canned-good orders, installed Purell dispensers and deputized his most finicky stock boy as sanitation chief.
—Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Stock boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20boy. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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