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yardman

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yard⋅man

1[yahrd-muhn]
–noun, plural -men. Nautical.
a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.

Origin:
1885–90; yard 1 + -man

yard⋅man

2[yahrd-muhn]
–noun, plural -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.

Origin:
1815–25; yard 2 + -man
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yard·man   (yärd'mən)   
n.  A man employed in a yard, especially a railroad yard.
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