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stocker

[ stok-er ]

/ ˈstɒk ər /

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noun

a person or thing that stocks.

a young steer or heifer that is fed chiefly pasture or other roughage prior to more intensive feeding.Compare feeder (def. 4).

Informal. stock car.

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Origin of stocker

First recorded in 1635–45; stock + -er¹

Words nearby stocker

stock clerk, stock company, stock culture, stock dividend, stock dove, stocker, stock exchange, stock farm, stockfish, stock footage, stock guard

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Example sentences from the Web for stocker

The coming of Mr. and Mrs. Stocker would have surprised any other man; but Pringle was equal even to them.
The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom Gallon
First Mrs. Stocker, with a toss of the head and much rustling of skirts; followed obediently by her husband.
The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom Gallon
"If Mr. Stocker and I were at home now we should at least be having a comfortable breakfast," said Mrs. Stocker, shivering.
The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom Gallon
The barrel and lock next pass into the hands of the stocker.
Rides on Railways|Samuel Sidney

Incidentally it may be mentioned that Mr. Edward Stocker had "a little property" and that Mrs. Stocker looked after it.
The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom Gallon

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