stockman

noun

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as in cattleman

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Recent Examples of stockman For stockmen and women, there’s nothing more rewarding than a 283-day pregnancy that results in a contented cow and a healthy calf. — Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 The stockman rolls on narrow 21/18-inch spoked enduro wheels. — New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026 Environmental groups such as the Western Watersheds Project as well as local stockmen’s associations are quick to litigate changes to permits. — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2025 Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle. — Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 In the early 1990s, a stockman noticed cattle drinking at a place where no water should have been available. — 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 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
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  1. cattleman
  2. horseman
  3. rancher
  4. herdsman
Noun
  • In the northeastern rural town of Robinson, Kansas, Jack Geiger, a cattleman running as an independent for the state House of Representatives, also expressed disappointment with the decision to ease tariffs on beef imports.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The establishment celebrates its nearly 70 years of Vegas connections, from Mafia chieftains (The Mob Room dining space) to Elvis to the Rat Pack to gamblers and cattlemen.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of cattleman
Noun
  • County animal control partnered with JR Raulerson, a professional horseman who had originally been hired by Outlaw's owner.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, building his own business meant leaving the family operation, developing relationships abroad, and learning with his own money how little an experienced horseman can even control.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of horseman
Noun
  • Avelino Delgado, a sixty-eight-year-old rancher who lives alone on his land, without an internet connection or a phone, belongs to this cohort.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • After a rancher’s dog discovered a ferret colony in Wyoming, scientists rallied to save the species nearly undone by humans’ ravenous expansion.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rancher
Noun
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman, which resembles a giant kite more than a herdsman.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
Definition of herdsman

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“Stockman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockman. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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