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Definition of stockman
: one occupied as an owner or worker in the raising of livestock (such as cattle or sheep)
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If there’s any sort of trouble on public lands that affects ranchers in any minor way, that stockman calls his congressman, calls his county commissioner, calls his councilman.
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The stockman’s zeal for eliminating the coyote has resulted in plagues of field mice, which the coyote formerly controlled.
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First Known Use of stockman
1806
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Definition of stockman for English Language Learners
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: a person who raises cattle, sheep, etc.
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