yeoman

noun
🔊/ˈjəʊmən/
🔊/ˈjəʊmən/
(plural yeomen
🔊/ˈjəʊmən/
🔊/ˈjəʊmən/
)
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  1. (in Britain in the past) a farmer who owned and worked on his land(英国旧时的)自耕农,自由民Topics Farmingc2
  2. an officer in the US navy who does mainly office work(美国海军的)文书军士Topics War and conflictc2
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from young + man.