yeoman
noun/ˈjəʊmən/
/ˈjəʊmən/
(plural yeomen
/ˈjəʊmən/
/ˈjəʊmən/
)- (in Britain in the past) a farmer who owned and worked on his landTopics Farmingc2
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- an officer in the US navy who does mainly office workTopics War and conflictc2
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from young + man.
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