Stockman Meaning
/stˈɑkmən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA man who raises or looks after livestock.
nounA man who works in a stockroom.
Sentence Examples
He worked as a stockman on a large cattle ranch this year.
A stockman is a person whose job is to look after livestock.
The experienced stockman managed the large herd of cattle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ fed the cattle and checked the fences every morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was responsible for checking on the health and welfare of the cattle in the distant fields.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English stockman From stock + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A Jew who purchases [such] veal might say: "The stockman is the culprit; I am not doing anything wrong. We would reply with the well-known halakhic principle: "Ein mahzikin b'yedei ovrei averah" — one may not aid and abet a transgressor."
— 2000, David Golinkin, “The Kashrut of Veal Raised on Factory Farms”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 75:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ fed the cattle and checked the fences every morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was responsible for checking on the health and welfare of the cattle in the distant fields.