yardmaster

yard·mas·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yahrd-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈyɑrdˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yahrd-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈyɑrdˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/

Definitions of yardmaster word

noun yardmaster a person who superintends all or part of a railroad yard. 1
noun yardmaster A person who is in charge of a railroad yard. 1
noun yardmaster a person in charge of a railway yard 0
noun yardmaster a person in charge of a railroad yard 0

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Origin of yardmaster

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; yard2 + master

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Parts of speech for Yardmaster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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yardmaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.