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Definition of yeoman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yeoman

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