stockman

[stok-muhn or, for 3, -man]

stock·man

[stok-muhn or, for 3, -man]
noun, plural stock·men [-muhn or, for 3, -men] .
1.
U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.
2.
a person employed on a stock farm.
3.
a person in charge of a stock of goods, as in a warehouse.

Origin:
1800–10; stock + man1
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stockman (ˈstɒkmən, -ˌmæn)
 
n , pl -men
1.  a.  a man engaged in the rearing or care of farm livestock, esp cattle
 b.  an owner of cattle or other livestock
2.  (US), (Canadian) a man employed in a warehouse or stockroom

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