noun
Meaning 1
Someone employed for the period of one year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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yearsman
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh1-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh1r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English yearsman From year + -s- + man.