Synonyms for stockman
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Noun
1. Rancher — A man who raises or looks after livestock
Definitions
- n. 1
A man who raises or looks after livestock.
Near-synonyms: stockkeeper, stockraiser, herder, rancher, cowboy
Related words
- Is a kind of
- stockperson man person
Forms
- Plural
- stockmen → ranchers, cowboys, herders, stockkeepers…
Example sentences
- cowboy Do you know where I might find small cowboy boots?
- rancher I know that Tom used to be a cattle rancher.
- herder Tom moved to Finland and became a reindeer herder.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stockman | falling | |
| cowboy | rising | |
| rancher | steady | |
| herder | rising | |
| stockkeeper | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- cowboy2, herder2
- 7 letters
- rancher2
- 11 letters
- stockkeeper, stockraiser
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cowboy2 = 2 syllables).