yeomanlike

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adjective

Resembling a yeoman or yeoman's work: brave and stout

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Meanings

adjectiveyeomanlike (comparative more yeomanlike, superlative most yeomanlike)

comparative more yeomanlike · superlative most yeomanlike

  1. Resembling a yeoman or yeoman's work: brave and stout

    The small orchestra played superbly under Wikman's direction; of special note is David Schrader's yeomanlike service on the harpsichord.

    1995 March 31, Sarah Bryan Miller, “Despot Measures”, in Chicago Reader
adverbyeomanlike (comparative more yeomanlike, superlative most yeomanlike)

comparative more yeomanlike · superlative most yeomanlike

  1. In the manner of a yeoman; bravely and stoutly

    One by one the archers, stepping forward, delivered their shafts yeomanlike and bravely.

    1819, Walter Scott, chapter 13, in Ivanhoe

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Origin

From yeoman + -like.

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APA

yeomanlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeomanlike

MLA

“yeomanlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeomanlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yeomanlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeomanlike.

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