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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.

Origin of stocker

First recorded in 1635–45; stock + -er1

stock

[stok]

noun

a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions.
livestock.
Theater. a stock company: a job in summer stock.
Finance.
  1. the outstanding capital of a company or corporation.
  2. the shares of a particular company or corporation.
  3. the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate.
  4. (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor.
Horticulture.
  1. Also called understock.in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted.
  2. a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant.
the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches.
the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived.
a species or other related group of animals or plants.
the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor.
a line of descent or lineage; a racial or ethnic group.
Linguistics. a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin.Compare family(def 14), phylum(def 2).
any grouping of related languages.
the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
Firearms.
  1. the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached.
  2. a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function.
the trunk or stump of a tree, left standing.
a dull or stupid person.
something lifeless or senseless.
the main upright part of anything, especially a supporting structure.
stocks,
  1. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a framework with holes for securing the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists, used to expose an offender to public derision.Compare pillory(def 1).
  2. a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation.
  3. the frame on which a boat rests while under construction.
Nautical.
  1. a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement.
  2. a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors.
the metal or wooden body of a carpenter's plane.
Metallurgy.
  1. material being smelted in a blast furnace.
  2. a metal piece to be forged.
Printing.
  1. a specified quality or kind of paper: glossy stock; card stock; offset stock.
  2. the paper for printing a particular job: We don't have enough stock for that large a run.
the raw material from which something is made.
Papermaking. stuff(def 15).
Cookery. the liquor or broth prepared by boiling meat, fish, chicken, etc., with or without vegetables or seasonings, and used especially as a foundation for soups and sauces.
any of several plants belonging to the genus Matthiola, of the mustard family, especially M. incana, having fragrant white, blue, purple, reddish, or yellowish flowers.
a rhizome or rootstock.
Zoology. a compound organism, as a colony of corals.
a collar or a neckcloth fitting like a band around the neck.
Cards. the portion of a pack of cards that, in certain games, is not dealt out to the players, but is left on the table, to be drawn from as occasion requires.
an adjustable wrench for holding dies for cutting screws.
Railroads. rolling stock.
Dominoes. boneyard(def 3).
Informal. stock car(def 1).
Roman Catholic Church. one of a set of three metal containers for holy oil.
Geology, Mining. an irregular igneous intrusion, usually an offshoot of a batholith, often mineralized.
Archaic. a stocking.
Obsolete. the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached.

adjective

kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard: stock articles.
having as one's job the care of a concern's goods: a stock clerk.
of the common or ordinary type; in common use: a stock argument.
banal; commonplace: a stock remark.
pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock: stock farming.
Southern U.S. chiefly Southern Appalachian and (South Atlantic States ). (of farm animals) being a fully grown male: a stock hog.
of or relating to the stock of a company or corporation: a stock report.
Theater.
  1. pertaining to a stock company.
  2. appearing together in a repertoire, as a company.
  3. forming part of a repertoire, as a play.
  4. being a character type fixed by convention, as in the commedia dell'-arte, a harlequinade, minstrel show, or the like.
Informal. of, relating to, or characteristic of a stock car.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a stock or supply.
to furnish with stock, as a farm with horses, cattle, etc.
to lay up in store, as for future use.
to fasten to or provide with a stock, as a rifle, plow, bell, anchor, etc.
to put in the stocks as a punishment.

verb (used without object)

to lay in a stock of something (often followed by up).

Idioms

    in stock, on hand for use or sale: There are no more blue skirts in stock.
    lock, stock, and barrel. lock1(def 30).
    on the stocks,
    1. under construction, as especially a ship.
    2. in progress or preparation: a new novel on the stocks.
    out of stock, lacking a supply of, especially temporarily: We are out of stock in this item.
    take/put stock in, to put confidence in or attach importance to; believe; trust: Considering his general unreliability, I can't take stock in what he has told you.
    take stock,
    1. to make an inventory of stock on hand.
    2. to make an appraisal of resources or prospects: She took stock of her decorating scheme and decided it was time for a change.

Origin of stock

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English stoc(c) stump, stake, post, log; cognate with German Stock, Old Norse stokkr tree-trunk; (v.) derivative of the noun
Related formsstock·like, adjectivede·stock, verb (used with object)non·stock, noun, adjectivepre·stock, noun, verb (used with object)sub·stock, nounun·stocked, adjectivewell-stocked, adjective

Synonyms for stock

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1. store, provision, reserve. 11. lineage, family. 14. haft. 43. usual.
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Related Words for stocker

established, set, dull, overused, basic, standard, stereotyped, regular, common, normal, routine, ordinary, staple, formal, banal, conventional, customary, hackneyed, run-of-the-mill, traditional

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British Dictionary definitions for stocker

stock

noun

  1. (sometimes plural)the total goods or raw material kept on the premises of a shop or business
  2. (as modifier)a stock clerk; stock book
a supply of something stored for future usehe keeps a good stock of whisky
finance
  1. the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares entitling their holders to dividends, partial ownership, and usually voting rights
  2. the proportion of such capital held by an individual shareholder
  3. the shares of a specified company or industry
  4. (formerly) the part of an account or tally given to a creditor
  5. the debt represented by this
standing or status
  1. farm animals, such as cattle and sheep, bred and kept for their meat, skins, etc
  2. (as modifier)stock farming
the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant
horticulture
  1. a rooted plant into which a scion is inserted during grafting
  2. a plant or stem from which cuttings are takenSee also rootstock
the original type from which a particular race, family, group, etc, is derived
a race, breed, or variety of animals or plants
(often plural) a small pen in which a single animal can be confined
a line of descent
any of the major subdivisions of the human species; race or ethnic group
the part of a rifle, sub-machine-gun, etc, into which the barrel and firing mechanism is set: held by the firer against the shoulder
the handle of something, such as a whip or fishing rod
the main body of a tool, such as the block of a plane
short for diestock, gunstock, rolling stock
(formerly) the part of a plough to which the irons and handles were attached
the main upright part of a supporting structure
a liquid or broth in which meat, fish, bones, or vegetables have been simmered for a long time
film material before exposure and processing
metallurgy
  1. a portion of metal cut from a bar upon which a specific process, such as forging, is to be carried out
  2. the material that is smelted in a blast furnace
Also called: gillyflower any of several plants of the genus Matthiola, such as M. incana and M. bicornis (evening or night-scented stock), of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for their brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Virginian stock a similar and related North American plant, Malcolmia maritima
a long usually white neckcloth wrapped around the neck, worn in the 18th century and as part of modern riding dress
cards a pile of cards left after the deal in certain games, from which players draw
  1. the repertoire of plays available to a repertory company
  2. (as modifier)a stock play
(on some types of anchors) a crosspiece at the top of the shank under the ring
the centre of a wheel
an exposed igneous intrusion that is smaller in area than a batholith
a log or block of wood
See laughing stock
an archaic word for stocking
in stock
  1. stored on the premises or available for sale or use
  2. supplied with goods of a specified kind
out of stock
  1. not immediately available for sale or use
  2. not having goods of a specified kind immediately available
take stock
  1. to make an inventory
  2. to make a general appraisal, esp of prospects, resources, etc
take stock in to attach importance to
lock, stock, and barrel See lock 1 (def. 7)

adjective

staple, standardstock sizes in clothes
(prenominal) being a cliché; hackneyeda stock phrase

verb

(tr) to keep (goods) for sale
(intr; usually foll by up or up on) to obtain a store of (something) for future use or saleto stock up on beer
(tr) to supply with live animals, fish, etcto stock a farm
(intr) (of a plant) to put forth new shoots
(tr) obsolete to punish by putting in the stocks
See also stocks
Derived Formsstocker, noun

Word Origin for stock

Old English stocc trunk (of a tree), stem, stick (the various senses developed from these meanings, as trunk of a tree, hence line of descent; structures made of timber; a store of timber or other goods for future use, hence an aggregate of goods, animals, etc); related to Old Saxon, Old High German stock stick, stump
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Word Origin and History for stocker

stock

n.1

Old English stocc "stump, post, stake, tree trunk, log," also "pillory" (usually plural, stocks), from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz "tree trunk" (cf. Old Norse stokkr "block of wood, trunk of a tree," Old Saxon, Old Frisian stok, Middle Dutch stoc "tree trunk, stump," Dutch stok "stick, cane," Old High German stoc "tree trunk, stick," German Stock "stick, cane;" also Dutch stuk, German Stück "piece"), from PIE *(s)teu- (see steep (adj.)).

Meaning "ancestry, family" (late 14c.) is a figurative use of the "tree trunk" sense (cf. family tree). This is also the root of the meaning "heavy part of a tool," and "part of a rifle held against the shoulder" (1540s). Stock, lock, and barrel "the whole of a thing" is recorded from 1817. Meaning "framework on which a boat was constructed" (early 15c.) led to figurative phrase on stocks "planned and commenced" (1660s). Stock-still (late 15c.) is literally "as still as a tree trunk."

stock

n.2

"supply for future use" (early 15c.), "sum of money" (mid-15c.), Middle English developments of stock (n.1), but the ultimate sense connection is uncertain. Perhaps the notion is of the "trunk" from which gains are an outgrowth, or obsolete sense of "money-box" (c.1400). Meaning "subscribed capital of a corporation" is from 1610s.

Stock exchange is attested from 1773. In stock "in the possession of a trader" is from 1610s. Meaning "broth made by boiling meat or vegetables" is from 1764. Theatrical use, in reference to a company regularly acting together at a given theater, is attested from 1761. Taking stock "making an inventory" is attested from 1736. As the collective term for the movable property of a farm, it is recorded from 1510s; hence livestock.

stock

v.

"to supply (a store) with stock," 1620s, from stock (n.2). Related: Stocked; stocking.

stock

adj.

in reference to conversation or literature, "recurring, commonplace" (e.g. stock phrase), 1738, from stock (n.2) on notion of "kept in store for constant use."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
stocker in Science

stock

[stŏk]

The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
A plant or tree from which cuttings and scions are taken.
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stocker in Culture

stock

A share in the ownership of a corporation.

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Idioms and Phrases with stocker

stock

see in stock; lock, stock, and barrel; make a laughing stock of; take stock; take stock in.

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