Meanings
stockman1
plural stockmen
- A man who raises or looks after livestock.
Near-synonyms: stockkeeper, stockraiser, herder, rancher, cowboy
1 more example
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 75Synonyms: stockkeeper, stockraiser, herder, rancher, cowboy
Stockman2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA man who raises or looks after livestock.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
- Proto-Germanic*stikaną
- Proto-Germanic*stukkaz
- Proto-West Germanic*stokk
- Old Englishstocc
- Middle Englishstok
- Englishstock
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishstockman
Translations
Ancient Greek κτηνοτρόφος
- κτηνοτρόφος (ktēnotróphos)a man who raises livestock
Latin pecuārius
- pecuāriusa man who raises livestock
Portuguese almoxarife
- almoxarifeperson who works in a stockroom
Ukrainian скота́р
- скота́р (skotár)a man who raises livestock
Cite this entry
stockman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockman
“stockman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stockman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockman.
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