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stockman Definition

stock·man (-mən; also, esp. for 3, -man′)

noun pl. -·men-mən, -men′

  1. a person who owns or raises livestock
  2. Chiefly Austral. a person who has charge of livestock
  3. a person who works in a stockroom or warehouse

stockman Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • competent: Those responsible for the management of the farm should ensure that the cattle are cared for by sufficient, well-motivated and competent stockmen.
  • good: Project manager Sue Prince says Many Peak District farmers are producing fantastic quality meats, because they are exceptionally good stockmen.

Modifies a noun

  • contest: Disappointing result in stockman contest FOUR local young farmers were in Lancashire at the weekend for the stockman of the year competition.