"yardsman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yardsmen [plural]
Etymology: yards + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yards|man}} yards + man Head templates: {{en-noun|yardsmen}} yardsman (plural yardsmen)
  1. The foreman or man in charge of the activities in a yard (train yard, prison yard, stock yard, etc).
    Sense id: en-yardsman-en-noun-RNyLQerK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. A general laborer in a yard.
    Sense id: en-yardsman-en-noun-jNzS6LWc

Inflected forms

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