the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A herdsman; a ranchman; one owning, or having charge of, herds of live stock.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A man who has charge of the stock in an establishment of any kind.
n. A stock-farmer or rancher.
n. A man employed by a stock-farmer as a herdsman or the like.
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n. farmer who breed or raises livestock
Word Usage
"Do not repeat the mistake made in a recent television programme where the so-called stockman kept hold of "the poor little thing", as this will deny it the vital colostrum it needs and the piglet will die."