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noun
A worker in any of several types of yard, as:
A worker in a railyard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: yardperson
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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noun
A worker in any of several types of yard, as:
A laborer hired to do outdoor work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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noun
a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
noun
worker in a railway yard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trainman, railroader, railroad man, railwayman, railway man
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gherdh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ghórdhos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Proto-West Germanic *gard Old English ġeard Middle English yerd English yard English -man English yardman From yard + -man.
