yearsman

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noun

Someone employed for the period of one year.

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

nounyearsman (plural yearsmen)

plural yearsmen

  1. Someone employed for the period of one year.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yóh₁r̥
  3. Proto-Germanic*jērą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*jār
  5. Old Englishġēar
  6. Middle Englishyeer
  7. Englishyear
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  9. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  10. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  11. Old Englishmann
  12. Middle Englishman
  13. Englishman
  14. Englishyearsman

From year + -s- + man.

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Cite this entry
APA

yearsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yearsman

MLA

“yearsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yearsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yearsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yearsman.

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