stocker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment

From stock + -er.

From the engine room companionway came the engineer and stockers, and together we leaped after the balance of the crew and into the hand-to-hand fight that was covering the wet deck with red blood. — The Land That Time Forgot, Edgar Rice Burroughs

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