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Recent Examples of stockman
Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
The larger piece found its way to the Esperance Museum, but the smaller piece remained undiscovered until the curious stockman uncovered it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
In addition to being a pilot, Rhiley worked as a stockman, per The Guardian.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The hill where the breach happened was a landmark to locals and used to be a popular destination for hayrides, said Bill Pannbacker, a farmer and stockman.
—John Hanna, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
Set in Alice Springs, Australia, in 1929, the movie tracks the fate of Sam (a fine Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal stockman forced to flee after killing a white farmer in self-defense.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
The Oregon Badlands are home to ancient Native American petroglyphs, which pop up on weathered rocks, as well as remnants of white settlement, like an old stockman’s shelter and a fenced-off cistern on the side of the trail.
—OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
The larger piece found its way to the Esperance Museum, but the smaller piece remained undiscovered until the curious stockman uncovered it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
In addition to being a pilot, Rhiley worked as a stockman, per The Guardian.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The hill where the breach happened was a landmark to locals and used to be a popular destination for hayrides, said Bill Pannbacker, a farmer and stockman.
—John Hanna, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
Set in Alice Springs, Australia, in 1929, the movie tracks the fate of Sam (a fine Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal stockman forced to flee after killing a white farmer in self-defense.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
The Oregon Badlands are home to ancient Native American petroglyphs, which pop up on weathered rocks, as well as remnants of white settlement, like an old stockman’s shelter and a fenced-off cistern on the side of the trail.
—OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockman
Noun
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The city was originally named Jernigan after a couple of cattlemen who originally settled here.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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In the November 2024 general election, McGruder defeated Marion Republican Robert Thorne Jr., who is a landscaper and cattleman, by a margin of 4,814 to 4,691, according to the secretary of state's website.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Ride horseback with local gauchos (skilled horsemen) near the quaint towns of Cachi or Cafayate.—
Carola Fresno,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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Reiner's a five-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo as a bareback horseman, consistently ranked as one of the world's top ten in his sport.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The National Western Stock Show brings bison and ranchers to the area.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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With the ranchers’ path to compensation back open, the Court declined to rule on the big question of whether the Takings Clause on its own grants the right to be heard in federal court.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Stockman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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