yardman

noun

yard·​man ˈyärd-mən 

-ˌman

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

Her yardman, Ruben Cardoza, kept her Preston Hollow lawn and flower beds tidy but certainly not Home & Garden worthy. — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for yardman

• yardmen