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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yeo•man /ˈyoʊmən/USA pronunciation n., pl. -men, adj. n. [countable] - Militarya naval petty officer whose duties are chiefly clerical.
- British Termsa farmer who cultivates his own land.
- World History(formerly, in England) a member of a class of people who owned and cultivated land, but were ranked below the gentry.
adj. - World Historyof or relating to yeomen.
- performed in a loyal, steadfast manner:[before a noun]did yeoman service in caring for the sick.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yeo•man (yō′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men, adj. n. - Militarya petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
- British Termsa farmer who cultivates his own land.
- World History[Hist.]one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights.
- World History[Archaic.]
- a servant, attendant, or subordinate official in a royal or other great household.
- a subordinate or assistant, as of a sheriff or other official or in a craft or trade.
adj. - World Historyof, pertaining to, composed of, or characteristic of yeomen:the yeoman class.
- performed or rendered in a loyal, valiant, useful, or workmanlike manner, esp. in situations that involve a great deal of effort or labor:He did a yeoman job on the problem.
- 1300–50; Middle English yeman, yoman, probably reduced forms of yengman, yongman, yungman, with similar sense; see young, man1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yeoman /ˈjəʊmən/ n ( pl -men)- a member of a class of small freeholders of common birth who cultivated their own land
- an attendant or lesser official in a royal or noble household
- (in Britain) another name for yeoman of the guard
- (modifier) characteristic of or relating to a yeoman
- a petty officer or noncommissioned officer in the Royal Navy or Marines in charge of signals
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from yongman young man |