yeoman
nounUK /ˈjəʊ.mən/ · CA, US /ˈjoʊ.mən/
Etymology From Middle English yeman, yoman, of disputed etymology: * From Old English *ġēamann, from Proto-West Germanic *gawamann, variant of *gauwjamann (compare Old Frisian gāman (“villager”), Middle High German göuman (“peasant”)), compound of Proto-West Germanic *gawi (“shire, district”) (compare Old English -ġē, -ġēa (“district, region”) (in ælġē, Sūþriġēa), West Frisian gea, goa, Dutch gouw, German Gau) + *mann (“man”). * A contraction of yong man; compare dialectal yeomath (“aftermath”) for a possible parallel.
10 senses
- 1An official providing honorable service in a royal or…
- 2A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who…
- 3A former class of small freeholders who farm their own…
- 4A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
- 5A Yeoman Warder.
- 6A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
- 7In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
- 8A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered…
- 9A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in…
- 10Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus…
UK An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
US A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
Historical A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
- This model of production costs might alternatively be derived from a yeoman farmer model, in which households supply goods directly[.]2003, Michael Woodford, Interest and Prices, →ISBN, page 150:
A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
A Yeoman Warder.
A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.
- Derived terms
- chief yeoman of the signals, common yeoman, good yeoman service, king's yeoman, navigator's yeoman, queen's yeoman, traveling yeoman, yeoman archer, yeoman of the chamber, yeoman of the horse or carriage, yeoman of the king's buttery, yeoman of the king's pantry, yeoman of the stores, yeomanry, yeomanry cavalry, yeoman service, yeoman's service, yeoman's job, yeoman usher of the black rod, yeoman work, yeomen of the crown, yeomen of the guard, yeowoman