stockman

/ˈstɒkmən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstɑːkmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstäk-mən -ˌman/ (ame, mw)

stockman — noun

  • stockmansingular
  • stockmansplural

1. a man who looks after the animals on a farm — for example, feeding cattle, treat

1.名詞C1
釋義

a man who looks after the animals on a farm — for example, feeding cattle, treating sick sheep, or moving livestock to different grazing areas.

例句

The old stockman rode out at dawn to check the cattle in the north pasture.

stockman + check + cattle in pasture

Amir worked as a stockman on a large sheep station in western New South Wales.

worked as a stockman on + [place]

同義詞
  • herdsman

    more common for someone who herds animals on foot, especially in British English

  • rancher

    usually describes the owner or manager of a cattle ranch, especially in North America

  • cattleman

    focuses specifically on cattle, not other livestock like sheep or goats

文法句型

stockman + verb (singular)

用法筆記

This term is most common in Australia and New Zealand, where a station is a large farm for raising cattle or sheep. The gender-neutral equivalent 'stockperson' is increasingly used.

常見錯誤

❌The stockman checked the inventory in the warehouse.
✅The stockman checked the flock of sheep in the paddock.
💡'stockman' refers to a livestock worker, not a storekeeper or warehouse worker.