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stockman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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stock·man /ˈstɒkmən $ ˈstɑːk-/ noun (plural stockmen /-mən/) [countable]  TAa man whose job is to take care of farm animals 畜牧工人,饲养员
Examples from the Corpus
stockmanFencing contractors, experienced stockmen, farmers, machinery firms, all contributed to the instructor force.His stockman Philip Luff denied eleven similar offences.The 45 year old stockman had moved to the area only a year before.Others were employed as drivers or stockmen on some of the larger farms; one was an A.I. Inseminator.Hill farmers are primarily stockmen who delight more in animals than in machinery, buildings, or cash crops.What has changed for the stockman is more often connected with the intensification of livestock production.
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stockman
stockman /ˈstɒkmən $ ˈstɑːk-/ noun (plural stockmen /-mən/) [countable]
a man whose job is to take care of farm animals


stock·manBrE /ˈstɒkmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɑːkmən/ 🔊 noun (
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stock·men BrE /ˈstɒkmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstɑːkmən/ 🔊
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a man whose job is to take care of farm animals 畜牧工;饲养员(NAmE) a man who owns farm animals 牧场主(NAmE) a man who is in charge of the goods in a warehouse, etc. 仓库管理员