yeoman

yeo·man  (ymn)

n.

1.

a. An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household.

b. A yeoman of the guard.

2. A petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.

3. An assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff.

4. A diligent, dependable worker.

5. A farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholders in England.

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[Middle English yoman, perhaps from Old English *gaman, from Old Frisian gman, villager : g, region, district + man, man; see man-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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yeoman [yo-man]

Noun

pl -men History a farmer owning and farming his own land [perhaps from yongman young man]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yeoman - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch beefeater, yeoman of the guard bodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	2.	yeoman - in former times was free and cultivated his own land freeholder - the owner of a freehold

Translations

yeoman [ˈjəumən] n Yeoman of the Guard → alabardero de la Casa Real

yeoman [ˈjəumən] irreg n Yeoman of the Guard → hallebardier m de la garde royale

yeoman [ˈjəumən] irreg like man) n Yeoman of the Guard → (königlicher) Leibgardist m

yeoman [ˈjəumən] n Yeoman of the Guard → guardiano della Torre di Londra