stockman en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English stockman From stock + -man.
Meanings
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A man who raises or looks after livestock.
Near-synonyms: stockkeeper, stockraiser, herder, rancher, cowboy
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 75:
- A man who works in a stockroom.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stockmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
stockgirl · stockboy · stockowner · stockwoman
Deriveds
Hypernyms
stockperson · person · person · stocker · man · stockperson · man
Synonyms
rancher · cowboy · herder · stockraiser · stockkeeper
Translations (6)
grc κτηνοτρόφος (a man who raises livestock) · uk скота́р (a man who raises livestock) · mk сто́чар (a man who raises livestock) · pt almoxarife (person who works in a stockroom) · la pecuārius (a man who raises livestock) · mk магационе́р (person who works in a stockroom)