yeoman
/ˈjoʊmən/
noun
- A hardworking, loyal, and reliable person, especially one who does necessary but unglamorous work.
- She's a yeoman in the office, handling all the paperwork no one else wants to do.
- The team's yeoman efforts behind the scenes made the event a success.
- The volunteers did a yeoman's job cleaning up after the storm.
- In British history, a farmer who owned and cultivated his own land, especially one of the middle class.
- The yeoman worked his fields from dawn to dusk.
- Many yeomen became wealthy enough to send their sons to university.
- In medieval England, a yeoman could vote because he owned land.
- A petty officer in the U.S. Navy who performs clerical and administrative duties.
- The yeoman typed up the captain's report.
- The yeoman kept all the personnel records organized.
- After boot camp, she trained to become a yeoman in the Navy.