yardman

¹

[yahrd-muh n]

noun, plural yard·men. Nautical.

a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.

Origin of yardman

¹

First recorded in 1885–90; yard¹ + -man

yardman

²

[yahrd-muh n]

noun, plural yard·men.

a person who works in a railroad yard, boatyard, lumberyard, or the like.
a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc., as by mowing the lawn and trimming shrubbery.

Origin of yardman

²

First recorded in 1815–25; yard² + -man

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Historical Examples of yardman

Didn't you, when you went over to the railroad yard, talk to some yardman?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I asked a yardman if he had seen or heard anything during the passing of the President.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did the yardman tell you where he thought the noise came from?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
More than that, she made herself a heroine to every yardman in sight, and strengthened the new administration incalculably.
The Daughter of a Magnate
Frank H. Spearman
One look into their faces, aided by the flare of a yardman's lantern, and the fellow turned tail and fled, shouting as he did so.
Truxton King
George Barr McCutcheon