yardman
IPA: jˈɑrdmʌn
noun
- A worker in any of several types of yard, as:
- A worker in a railyard.
- (UK, historical) A farm worker assigned to the farmyard of a large farm, working at hostler duties (harnessing and hitching teams), loading and unloading wagons, feeding, and so on.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A laborer hired to do outdoor work.