YEOMAN


Meaning of YEOMAN in English

/ ˈjəʊmən; NAmE ˈjoʊ-/ noun ( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /)

1.

(in Britain in the past) a farmer who owned and worked on his land

2.

an officer in the US Navy who does mainly office work

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably from young + man .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.