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yeo·man
 yeoman
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- pronunciation:
- yo
m
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
yeomen |
| definition 1: |
in former times in Britain, a member of a class of commoners who owned and worked on their own land.
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| definition 2: |
a servant or attendant in a royal or noble household.
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| definition 3: |
an assistant or aide to an official or skilled craftsman.
The sheriff's yeoman can help you with that matter. |
| definition 4: |
a person who puts in diligent and loyal effort in fulfilling a task or performing a service.
Like a true yeoman, he commenced his difficult task.This project will require a yeoman's effort on all our parts. |
| definition 5: |
a member of the ceremonial guard of one hundred yeomen attending the British royal family; yeoman of the guard.
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| definition 6: |
in the U.S. Navy, a petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties.
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