stockman

See also: Stockman

English

Etymology

From stock +‎ -man.

Noun

stockman (plural stockmen)

  1. A man who raises or looks after livestock.
    Hypernyms: stockperson, man < person
    Coordinate term: stockowner (often coinstantial)
    Near-synonyms: stockkeeper, stockraiser, herder, rancher, cowboy
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “The Kashrut of Veal Raised on Factory Farms”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 75:
      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.
  2. A man who works in a stockroom.
    Hypernyms: stockperson, stocker, man < person
    Coordinate terms: stockwoman, stockboy, stockgirl

Usage notes

Some terms suffixed in -man often conventionally refer to any sex or gender, especially in certain derived terms (for example, airman or fireman). In present-day usage, a feminine stockroom worker is more likely to be called a stockperson than a stockman.

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