yeoman

noun

Definition of yeomannext
as in agriculturist

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Recent Examples of yeoman Lower has the yeoman’s task of heightening the narrative’s frenetic unease. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 Chavez was averaging a hair under 19 points and sank 63 three-pointers as a six-time SEC Freshman of the Week, but Harmon did yeoman duty, limiting her to 11 points, two of which came on window-dressing free throws in the final 11 seconds. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 McAdams, who did yeoman’s work in Raimi’s previous movie (the aforementioned Marvel sequel), is the perfect fit for this kind of nonsensical Hollywood role. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 Advertisement Over the years, the government has made a yeoman’s effort at explaining the reason for the no-fault nature of the court—which has nothing to do with Washington cutting sweetheart deals with Big Pharma. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yeoman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeoman
  1. agriculturist
  2. sharecropper
  3. planter
  4. cultivator
  5. grower
  6. tenant farmer
  7. gentleman farmer
  8. farmhand
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of agriculturist
Noun
  • Johnson, who was born in a sharecropper’s shack in Mississippi in 1927, moved to Chicago with his mother at age 2.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of sharecropper
Noun
  • Wilson and Valerie Preston, who co-chairs the planter committee, said the results fell short.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Indoor planters and popcorn ceilings are often concealing water damage and structural issues.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Definition of planter
Noun
  • The idea was intended to address the shortage of water that cultivators face during the dry season in Ladakh, which is a high-altitude cold desert.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • The fair will also host the 2026 California Cannabis Awards, ushering in cultivators and manufacturers from all around the state.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • Bruce Taylor, a third-generation Salinas, California, lettuce grower, founded Taylor Farms in 1995 and built it into a $7 billion agricultural behemoth with more than 25,000 employees and 30 processing facilities.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Vigorous growers may need trimming several times during the season.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
Definition of grower
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  • Marc Savoy was on his grandfather’s farm in Eunice, Louisiana, on the Prairie Faquetaïque, and something enchanting was rising from the catalpa grove, where a tenant farmer named Hiram Courville lived.
    — jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era, the film centers on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer who lives in isolation with his volatile wife.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Definition of tenant farmer
Noun
  • Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
  • California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
Definition of gentleman farmer
Noun
  • Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia Tony Martinez portrayed Pepino, the McCoys’ farmhand who often served as comic relief.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Definition of farmhand

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