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YARDBIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yardbird mean?
• YARDBIRD (noun)
The noun YARDBIRD has 2 senses:
1. a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Familiarity information: YARDBIRD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
yard bird; yardbird
Hypernyms ("yardbird" is a kind of...):
military recruit; recruit (a recently enlisted soldier)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
con; convict; inmate; yard bird; yardbird
Hypernyms ("yardbird" is a kind of...):
captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yardbird"):
lifer (a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment)
trusty (a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges)
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