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stockman

American  
[stok-muhn, -man] / ˈstɒk mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

stockmen
  1. U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.

  2. a person employed on a stock farm.

  3. a person in charge of a stock of goods, as in a warehouse.


stockman British  
/ -ˌmæn, ˈstɒkmən /

noun

    1. a man engaged in the rearing or care of farm livestock, esp cattle

    2. an owner of cattle or other livestock

  1. a man employed in a warehouse or stockroom

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stockman

First recorded in 1800–10; stock + man

Example Sentences

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Mr Roan was described as an "experienced stockman" and the risks associated with cattle-handing "would have been well known to him".

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

Lockie Kallis, 23, the lead stockman, also cut the horns off them to keep them from hurting people or one another, creating a steady drip of blood.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

“Back in the day, the eye of the stockman was all we had,” says one industry player, “and now we have high-powered analytical tools and can make progress so much faster.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2019

The Nigerian now works as a stockman at a warehouse for a charity organization.

From Reuters • Mar. 31, 2018

The stockman rides into the mass of animals, which opens out uneasily as he enters.

From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard