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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoh-muh n]
- /ˈyoʊ mən/
- /ˈjəʊ.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoh-muh n]
- /ˈyoʊ mən/
Definitions of yeoman word
- noun plural yeoman a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 1
- noun plural yeoman British. a farmer who cultivates his own land. 1
- noun plural yeoman History/Historical. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights. 1
- noun plural yeoman Archaic. a servant, attendant, or subordinate official in a royal or other great household. a subordinate or assistant, as of a sheriff or other official or in a craft or trade. 1
- adjective yeoman of, pertaining to, composed of, or characteristic of yeomen: the yeoman class. 1
- adjective yeoman performed or rendered in a loyal, valiant, useful, or workmanlike manner, especially in situations that involve a great deal of effort or labor: He did a yeoman job on the problem. 1
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Origin of yeoman
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English yeman, yoman, probably reduced forms of yengman, yongman, yungman, with similar sense; see young, man1
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Parts of speech for Yeoman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yeoman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yeoman
noun yeoman
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- churl — a surly ill-bred person
- clerk — A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
Antonyms for yeoman
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