A stockman is a man whose job is looking after farm animals — cattle, sheep, horses. Here 'stock' means live animals ('livestock'), not goods in a shop, and that surprises people.

A stockman牧工 is a man whose job is looking after farm animals是負責照顧農場動物的男性 — cattle, sheep, horses像牛、羊、馬。Here 'stock'這裡的stock means live animals指的是活體動物 ('livestock')（livestock）, not goods in a shop而不是店裡賣的商品, and that surprises people這常讓人感到意外。

The word is strongest in Australia and New Zealand, where a stockman rides out over big cattle stations and works the herd; it is a proud, tough, outdoor word there, close to what an American calls a cowboy. In Britain it is quieter and more everyday: the man on a farm who feeds the animals and watches their health.

The word這個字 is strongest in Australia and New Zealand在澳洲和紐西蘭語感最強, where a stockman rides out over big cattle stations and works the herd在那裡牧工會騎馬跑遍大型牧場、管理牛群; it is a proud, tough, outdoor word there在當地是個帶點自豪、粗獷、戶外感的字, close to what an American calls a cowboy接近美國人說的cowboy（牛仔）。In Britain在英國 it is quieter and more everyday這個字比較低調、日常: the man on a farm who feeds the animals and watches their health就是農場上餵動物、照顧牠們健康的人。

It sounds old-fashioned now in two ways. First, it says 'man', so farms and job ads often write 'stockperson' or 'stockhand' instead. Second, in America the same spelling can mean a worker who fills shelves in a shop or moves goods in a warehouse — that one uses the shop meaning of stock.

It sounds old-fashioned now in two ways這個字現在聽起來有點過時，有兩種原因。First第一, it says 'man'因為它裡面有'man'這個字, so farms and job ads often write 'stockperson' or 'stockhand' instead所以農場和徵才廣告常改寫成'stockperson'或'stockhand'。Second第二, in America在美國 the same spelling can mean a worker who fills shelves in a shop or moves goods in a warehouse同樣的拼法可以指店裡補貨或倉庫搬貨的員工 — that one uses the shop meaning of stock那是用stock『店裡商品』的意思。

Which meaning you get depends on where you are.

Which meaning you get你會拿到哪個意思 depends on where you are要看你人在哪裡。