yardman

1
[ yahrd-muhn ]

noun,plural yard·men.Nautical.
  1. a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.

Origin of yardman

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First recorded in 1885–90; yard1 + -man

Words Nearby yardman

Other definitions for yardman (2 of 2)

yardman2
[ yahrd-muhn ]

noun,plural yard·men.
  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.

Origin of yardman

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First recorded in 1815–25; yard2 + -man

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How to use yardman in a sentence

  • 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 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