STOCKER (stocker)

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Irregular inflected form: stocker   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does stocker mean? 

• STOCKER (noun)
  The noun STOCKER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: STOCKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOCKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("stocker" is a kind of...):

domestic animal; domesticated animal (any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment)

Derivation:

stock (any animals kept for use or profit)

stock (a supply of something available for future use)