yardman

¹ American  

[yahrd-muhn] / ˈyɑrd mən /

noun

Nautical.

plural

yardmen

1. a sailor assigned to the yards yard of a vessel.

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yardman ² American  

[yahrd-muhn] / ˈyɑrd mən /

noun

plural

yardmen

1. a person who works in a railroad yard, boatyard, lumberyard, or the like.

2. a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc., as by mowing the lawn and trimming shrubbery.

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Etymology

Origin of yardman¹

First recorded in 1885–90; yard ¹ + -man

Origin of yardman²

First recorded in 1815–25; yard ² + -man

Example Sentences

The yardman at my condo complex has been taking these drugs for years and he barely has any mind left.

From Seattle Times

Never mind that Mister Johnny hired a fulltime yardman a few months ago, name of John Willis.

From Literature

Like a servant, a yardman, someone very low in the social order.

From New York Times

"A cow don't weep, Jack," answered a maintopman who had been a lumbering bucolic dairyman when the Neversink left port six months since, but who was now a smart young light yardman.

From Project Gutenberg

I've run an ore dummy in my time, when my husband was head yardman at an iron works, and I know how to climb.

From Project Gutenberg