stockman

noun

Definition of stockmannext
as in cattleman

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Recent Examples of stockman Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle. — Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door. — Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockman
  1. cattleman
  2. horseman
  3. rancher
Noun
  • One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Together, almost 200 lawsuits allege that everyone from cattlemen to meat wholesalers and distributors to end users like McDonald’s have lost billions of dollars because they were either forced to pay too much for beef or were paid too little for their cattle.
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of cattleman
Noun
  • The Santa Anita Handicap is no longer a must-attend event for horsemen nationally.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Every horseman with a racing stable, breeding farm or training center operates a small business.
    — Mark Casse, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of horseman
Noun
  • Several ranchers and hunting outfitters provided public comment before the vote, as did the county sheriff.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Its upscale dining is sourced from local ranchers, farmers and purveyors.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of rancher

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“Stockman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockman. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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