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YEOMAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In former times was free and cultivated his own land

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("yeoman" is a kind of...):

freeholder (the owner of a freehold)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

Synonyms:

beefeater; yeoman; yeoman of the guard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("yeoman" is a kind of...):

bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

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