Yeoman
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- n.自耕农, 乡下人
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noun
- Etymology: Middle English yoman, yeman
- Date: 14th century
- 1.
- a. an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
- b. a person attending or assisting another ; retainer
- c. yeoman of the guard
- d. a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties
- 2.
- a. a person who owns and cultivates a small farm; specifically one belonging to a class of English freeholders below the gentry
- b. a person of the social rank of yeoman
- 3. one that performs great and loyal service <did a yeoman's job in seeing the program through>