yardman

noun

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yard·man | \ ˈyärd-mən

, -ˌman \

Definition of yardman

1 : a person employed to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)

2 : a person who works in the yard of a commercial establishment especially : one who supervises the handling of building materials in a lumberyard

3 : a railroad hand employed in yard service

Examples of yardman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His yardman sprayed weedkiller to control vegetation that was growing there and accidentally got it on my Asian jasmine. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2018

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