yardman

¹

[ yahrd-muhn ]

noun

, Nautical.

, plural yard·men.

1. a sailor assigned to the yards yard of a vessel.

yardman

²

[ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yardman¹

First recorded in 1885–90; yard ¹ + -man

Origin of yardman²

First recorded in 1815–25; yard ² + -man

Example Sentences

A yardman let us in on the spur at the end of the headquarters building, and the boss was off in half a jiffy.

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You see, Dr. Yardman called the coroner, as soon as he arrived, but Mr. Goode was here already.

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The remark had come from the yardman, not Mr. Carmichael himself, who had appeared too stunned to think of anything but his son.

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"The town's been full of 'em since noon yesterday," said a yardman to Ben, in answer to his question.

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More than that, she made herself a heroine to every yardman in sight, and strengthened the new administration incalculably.

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