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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of stockman

First recorded in 1800–10; stock + man1
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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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