yeo‧man /ˈjəʊmən $ ˈjoʊ-/
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
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