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English noun: yardbird

1. yardbird (person) a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks


Synonymsyard bird


Broader (hypernym)military recruit, recruit

2. yardbird (person) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


Synonymscon, convict, inmate, yard bird


Broader (hypernym)captive, prisoner


Narrower (hyponym)lifer, trusty









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