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yardman.

A worker in any of several types of yard, as:

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɑɹdmən/
  1. A worker in any of several types of yard, as: A worker in a railyard.

  2. A worker in any of several types of yard, as: A farm worker assigned to the farmyard of a large farm, working at hostler duties (harnessing and hitching teams), loading and unloading wagons, feeding, and so on.

    UK · historical
  3. A worker in any of several types of yard, as: A laborer hired to do outdoor work.

    Canada · US
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Proto-West Germanic *gard Old English ġeard Middle English yerd English yard English -man English yardman From yard + -man.

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