/ Dictionary / Index Y yardman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yard•man Pronunciation: (yärd'mun), [key] — pl. -men. a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel. yard•man Pronunciation: (yärd'mun), [key] — pl. -men. a person who works in a railroad yard, boatyard, lumberyard, or the like. a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc., as by mowing the lawn and trimming shrubbery. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yardman (Thesaurus) yard-long bean yardmaster Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language