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单词 yeomen
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yeomen in British English

(ˈjəʊmən)
plural noun
yeoman
 

yeoman in British English

(ˈjəʊmən)
nounWord forms: plural -men
1.  history
a. 
a member of a class of small freeholders of common birth who cultivated their own land
b. 
an assistant or other subordinate to an official, such as a sheriff, or to a craftsman or trader
c. 
an attendant or lesser official in a royal or noble household
2.  (in Britain) another name for yeoman of the guard
3. (modifier)
characteristic of or relating to a yeoman
4. 
a petty officer or noncommissioned officer in the Royal Navy or Marines in charge of signals
Word origin
C15: perhaps from yongman young man

Examples of 'yeomen' in a sentence
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"'How long before -'A turning of the moon, no more, or so the yeomen tell me, if we're going to get a full yield at harvest.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR
Mannequins dressed as footmen look poised to serve up, while yeomen dummies stand guard.
The Sun (2008)
However, should the plural be yeomen wardes rs, or yeoman warders?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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