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stock-keepernoun1A person who is in charge of the goods or merchandise in a warehouse or for a company: he was a stock-keeper and later a machinist in a paper factory...- The job involves being continually in touch with stock keepers to ensure that the deliveries are being done promptly.
- He listed himself as single, was an only child and his civilian occupation was stockkeeper.
- Soon after I finished this, I was told I had passed, and would be made a stock-keeper.
2Australian / NZ historical A person who looks after livestock: only a trained and competent stock-keeper should perform the dehorning of cattle...- In 1869, William Hone, stockkeeper at Overland Corner married Sarah Marey of Alberton.
- Corporal Shiners of the 40th Regiment, a police constable and three stockmen pursued Aborigines who had killed a white stock-keeper.
- The quarrel of the natives with the Europeans was daily aggravated by every kind of injury committed against the defenceless Natives, by the stock keepers and sealers.
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