yardman

noun

yard·man ˈyärd-mən

-ˌman

: a person employed to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)

: a person who works in the yard of a commercial establishment

especially : one who supervises the handling of building materials in a lumberyard

: a railroad hand employed in yard service

Examples of yardman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her yardman, Ruben Cardoza, kept her Preston Hollow lawn and flower beds tidy but certainly not Home & Garden worthy. —

Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023 His yardman sprayed weedkiller to control vegetation that was growing there and accidentally got it on my Asian jasmine. —

Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2018

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