Definition of yeoman Yeoman

/jowˈmʌn/ - [yowmun] - yeo•man

We found 17 definitions of yeoman from 6 different sources.

What does yeoman mean?

Noun Plural: yeomen
yeoman - in former times was free and cultivated his own land
yeoman - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
		yeoman of the guard, beefeater

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yeoman (Noun)
An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page.
yeoman (Noun)
A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
yeoman (Noun)
A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
yeoman (Noun)
A Yeoman Warder .
yeoman (Noun)
A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard.
yeoman (Noun)
In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
yeoman (Noun)
A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
yeoman (Noun)
A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.

yeoman (n.)
A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.
yeoman (n.)
A servant; a retainer.
yeoman (n.)
A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry.
yeoman (n.)
An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores.

yeoman
an officer under the boatswain or gunner of a ship of war, usually charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of their respective stores.

yeoman
An experienced hand placed in charge of a store-room, who should be able to keep the accounts of supply and expenditure.

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yeoman in sign language