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stockman
noun[ C ]
(alsostock man)uk /ˈstɒk.mən/ us /ˈstɑːk.mən/pluralstockmenuk /ˈstɒk.mən/
a man whose job is to take care of animals on a farm, or a farmer who specializes in raising animals, not growing crops:
In a small dairy herd the personal touch of a skilled stockman can raise production, reduce costs, and maintain good health in the cattle.
Hill farmers are primarily stockmen who are more interested in animals than in machinery, buildings, or cash crops.
The Australian Outback Spectacular is a celebration of Australian stock men and women.
There are reports from all over the state of Montana of stockmen finding dead or badly diseased wolves and coyotes.
He trained to ride the way a real stockman does.
The farmer had built his stockman a new bungalow near the main farmhouse.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People who work with animals
apiarist
beekeeper
breeder
buckaroo
cowboy
cowman
dogcatcher
drover
gaucho
goatherd
herdsman
jackaroo
jillaroo
mahout
milker
primatologist
shepherd
shepherdess
stable boy
stockwoman
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