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stockman
[ stok-muhn or, for 3, -man ]
/ ˈstɒk mən or, for 3, -ˌmæn /
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noun, plural stock·men [stok-muhn 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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British Dictionary definitions for stockman
stockman
/ (ˈstɒkmən, -ˌmæn) /
noun plural -men
- a man engaged in the rearing or care of farm livestock, esp cattle
- an owner of cattle or other livestock
US and Canadian a man employed in a warehouse or stockroom
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