yardman

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[ 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

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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