stockman

[ stok-muh n or for 3, -man ]
/ ˈstɒk mən or for 3, -ˌmæn /
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noun, plural stock·men [stok-muh n or for 3, -men] /ˈstɒk mən or for 3, -ˌmɛn/.

U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.
a person employed on a stock farm.
a person in charge of a stock of goods, as in a warehouse.

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Origin of stockman

First recorded in 1800–10; stock + man1

Words nearby stockman

stockinger, stockish, stockist, stockjobber, stockless, stockman, stockout, stockowner, stockpile, stockport, stockpot
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Words related to stockman

herdsman, herder, breeder, bronco, shepherd, cowboy, wrangler, vaquero, grazier, drover, cowpoke, cattleman, granger, gaucho, rancher, buckaroo, cowpuncher, cowhand, ranchero, ranchman

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British Dictionary definitions for stockman

stockman
/ (ˈstɒkmən, -ˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

  1. a man engaged in the rearing or care of farm livestock, esp cattle
  2. an owner of cattle or other livestock
US and Canadian a man employed in a warehouse or stockroom
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