yardman

[ yahrd-muhn ]

/ ˈyɑrd mən /

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noun, plural yard·men.Nautical.

a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.

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Origin of yardman

First recorded in 1885–90; yard¹ + -man

yardman²

[ yahrd-muhn ]

/ ˈyɑrd mən /

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.

First recorded in 1815–25; yard² + -man

A yardman let us in on the spur at the end of the headquarters building, and the boss was off in half a jiffy.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
You see, Dr. Yardman called the coroner, as soon as he arrived, but Mr. Goode was here already.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper
The remark had come from the yardman, not Mr. Carmichael himself, who had appeared too stunned to think of anything but his son.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
"The town's been full of 'em since noon yesterday," said a yardman to Ben, in answer to his question.
To The Front|Charles King

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