yeo ‧ man /ˈjəʊmən $ ˈjoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural yeomen /-mən/) [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from young man ]
1 . an officer in the US navy who often works in an office
2 . a farmer in Britain in the past who owned and worked on his own land