Definitions for yardmanˈyɑrd mən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yard•manˈyɑrd mən(n.)(pl.)-men.
a person who works in a railroad yard, lumberyard, or the like.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of yardman:
1815–25
Princeton's WordNet
yardman(noun)
worker in a railway yard
yardman(noun)
a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
Wiktionary
yardman(Noun)
Worker in a railway yard.
yardman(Noun)
A laborer hired to do outdoor work.
Origin: From yard + man.
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