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Yardman

//ˈjɑɹdmən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A worker in any of several types of yard, as:; A worker in a railyard.
  2. 2
    a male laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns) wordnet
  3. 3
    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

    "I asked the grizzled rustic who appeared to be in sole occupation of the farm buildings, and who was, in fact, the yardman, if he knew whereabouts I should find the [hunting] party. He said something I did not understand, but I followed his pointing arm. […] The yardman, with his lantern, was helping to back ponies into traps. Motor-engines murmured. […]"

  4. 4
    a male worker in a railway yard wordnet
  5. 5
    A worker in any of several types of yard, as:; A laborer hired to do outdoor work. Canada, US

Etymology

From yard + -man.

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