Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yeoman

2 senses of yeoman

Sense 1
yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater -- (officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch)
       => bodyguard, escort -- (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

Sense 2
yeoman -- (in former times was free and cultivated his own land)
       => freeholder -- (the owner of a freehold)