yardman
/ˈjɑːdmən
/noun (plural yardmen)
1A person working in a railway or timber yard.Older hump yards utilized large numbers of ‘riders’, yardmen who rode cars to apply hand brakes as they went down the hump....
- Sources at the town hall also confirmed the yardman, responsible for operating the weighbridge, was sacked after another disciplinary hearing.
- Remote control eliminated the engineer on yard jobs with two yardmen (one, a foreman) using the ‘Pitch and Catch’ system made by Canac.
2US A person who does various outdoor jobs.Helena ran down the hall yelling in Spanish at the yardmen....
- In any event, we definitely would not recommend that you have your yardman remove the paint.
- Our yardmen have done such a good job of piling clippings against the foundations that the Empress has termites.