yardman

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noun, plural yard·men. Nautical.

a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.

Origin:
1885–90; yard¹ + -man

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noun, plural yard·men.

a person who works in a railroad yard, boatyard, lumberyard, or the like.

a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc., as by mowing the lawn and trimming shrubbery.

Origin:
1815–25; yard² + -man

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Yardman-- one who handles slates, stacks them, or piles them.

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