stockman:
(plural: ‘stockmen’; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a stockman on an animal stock farm/ranch
a man who owns a livestock farm and raises livestock; a stock farmer;
a cowboy;
a worker or employee who works on a stock form, looking after the cattle or other animals on the farmer/ranch;
(less commonly) a person/employee who is in charge of a stock of goods, a stockroom or warehouse (godown) where goods/products for sale are stored, also called ‘stock clerk’,
a ranchman on horseback tending the livestock
Jack became a stockman and helped his ailing father in keeping their animal stock farm from running into debts.
As the news of cruelty to animals on farms is becoming a hot topic in media, more and more farm owners and ranchers are appointing stockmen to tend and transport the animals on the farms/ranches.
As the demand for grass-fed beef is growing by the day, stockmen of cattle farms are doing good business, and, as a result, more and more arable land is being leased and used by the stockmen.
