yeoman

yeo·man (y

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.

[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.]

yeoman [ˈjəʊmən]

n pl -men

1. (Historical Terms) 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. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) another name for yeoman of the guard

3. (Historical Terms) (modifier) characteristic of or relating to a yeoman

4. (Military) a petty officer or noncommissioned officer in the Royal Navy or Marines in charge of signals

[perhaps from yongman young man]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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 [ˈjəʊmən] N (yeomen (pl)) (Brit) (Hist)

1. (also yeoman farmer) → pequeño propietario m, terrateniente m rural

2. (Mil) → soldado m (voluntario)de caballería
yeoman of the guard → alabardero m de la Casa Real
to give yeoman service → prestar grandes servicios

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

yeoman

n pl <-men>

(Hist: = small landowner) → Freibauer m; yeoman farmer (Hist) → Freibauer m

Yeoman of the Guard → königlicher Leibgardist; to do yeoman service → treue Dienste leisten (for sb jdm)

yeoman [ˈjəʊmən] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (old) → piccolo proprietario terriero

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beefeater bodyguard escort exon Farmer fellowship freeholder gentleman Vaisya Varna Yeman yeo. yeoman of the guard Yeomanlike yeomanly yeomanry	One noontide I was by Franklin Swinton's gate, when up he rides with a yeoman pricker at his heels. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Some there are, however, of this rank upon whom passion exercises its tyranny, and hurries them far beyond the bounds which decorum prescribes; of these the ladies are as much distinguished by their noble intrepidity, and a certain superior contempt of reputation, from the frail ones of meaner degree, as a virtuous woman of quality is by the elegance and delicacy of her sentiments from the honest wife of a yeoman and shopkeeper. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context It breeds as quickly as the yeoman, and as soundly; strong is the temptation to acclaim it as a super-yeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas. Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context	Yelper yelping Yelting Yeltsin Yeman Yemen Yemeni Yemeni fils Yemeni monetary unit Yemeni rial yemmer yen Yenakiyevo Yenan Yend Yenisei Yenisei River Yenisei-Samoyed Yeniseian Yenisey Yenisey River Yenite yenta Yentai yeo. yeoman yeoman of the guard Yeomanlike yeomanly yeomanry Yeomanry cavalry Yeorling yep Yer yerba yerba buena Yerba dol osa yerba mansa yerba maté Yerba reuma yerba santa Yerd Yerevan Yerk Yerkes Yerkish Yern Yerne Yernut Yersin Yersin Alexandre Emile John	yenning yenning yenning Yenping yens yens yens yens YENT yenta yenta Yentai Yentai yentas Yentl syndrome YENW YEO Yeo Mill Yeo Mill Yeo Mill Yeo Vale Yeo Vale Yeo Vale yeo. YeO3 YeO8 Yeobright, Eustacia Yeochon Naphtha Cracking Centre Yeoh Tiong Lay YEOM yeoman Yeoman Creek Landfill Yeoman First Class Yeoman Light Aircraft Company yeoman of signals yeoman of signals yeoman of signals yeoman of signals yeoman of the guard yeoman of the guard Yeoman Seaman Recruit Yeoman Second Class Yeoman Third Class Yeoman warden Yeomanlike Yeomanly Yeomanly Yeomanly yeomanries yeomanries yeomanry yeomanry yeomanry Yeomanry cavalry Yeomen Yeomen Yeomen yeomen of signals yeomen of signals yeomen of signals yeomen of the guard

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One noontide I was by Franklin Swinton's gate, when up he rides with a yeoman pricker at his heels.

The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

Some there are, however, of this rank upon whom passion exercises its tyranny, and hurries them far beyond the bounds which decorum prescribes; of these the ladies are as much distinguished by their noble intrepidity, and a certain superior contempt of reputation, from the frail ones of meaner degree, as a virtuous woman of quality is by the elegance and delicacy of her sentiments from the honest wife of a yeoman and shopkeeper.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

It breeds as quickly as the yeoman, and as soundly; strong is the temptation to acclaim it as a super-yeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas.

Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context

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