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yeoman - Dictionary definition and meaning for yeoman

YEOMAN

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

Selected Mnemonic for yeoman

(Tag: ) Yeoman can be compared to ploughman. A yeoman is someone who owns a piece of land and is free to cultivate it, while a ploughman makes one's way laboriously. They are both, therefore using physical resources.
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Mnemonics for yeoman

(Tag: ) yeo(young)+man.....so a middle class young man who owns a farm.
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(Tag: English) May b this wud help: YE-O-MAN : MAN-OF-YEAR , the man of the year award goes to a middle class man and U wud be amazed to know dat he is a farmer !
added by gatz_funky Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) Yeoman=young + man ..There was a young man in the movie who always wanted to live independently� so he refused to become a servant and he took some loan and owned a piece of land to cultivate independently ..dis is the meaning.
added by vijaychauhan55 Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) relate with yo-man . A self satisfied middle class farmer always says yo man.
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User Comments

@ vijaychouhan, We all need mnemonics ! not awful stories... sorry to say am annoyed ! added by gatz_funky
lol...nywayz nice story @vijay..."Yeoman-A Young man's dream" added by ArDoR

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