Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🚂 Rail employee 🌳 Outdoor helper
yard worker

yard worker

2.1
A person who cares for gardens and cuts grass
  • noun
  • /jɑrd ˈwɜrkər/
  • US
translation icon : jardinero
  • The yard worker mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges to keep the garden looking tidy.

Examples

  • Every summer, the yard worker helps homeowners improve their outdoor spaces by planting new flower beds.

  • After several years of experience, the yard worker quickly learned how to care for different plants and flowers.

  • As a student, he worked part-time as a yard worker to earn extra money.

  • The yard worker arrived early in the morning to trim the bushes and mow the grass.

  • They hired a yard worker for the summer to help with landscaping and garden chores.

  • The yard worker mowed the lawn yesterday.

  • Many yard workers are hired during the summer.

Synonyms

gardener
vsyard worker
150 1.0

A person who cares for plants and lawns in a garden

covers broader outdoor maintenance tasks beyond focused plant care
landscaper
vsyard worker
14 3.9

A person who designs and takes care of gardens and outdoor areas

is more about routine outdoor upkeep than creative landscape design
groundskeeper
vsyard worker
  • US
12 4.2

A person who cares for and looks after outdoor areas like parks and sports fields

applies more to small private outdoor areas needing simpler tasks
yardman
vsyard worker
  • US
1 5.0

A person who looks after lawns and gardens, cutting grass and trimming plants

is the neutral term for someone doing those outdoor maintenance tasks
groundsman
vsyard worker
  • UK
1 5.2

A person who looks after the outdoor areas of a park or sports field

covers smaller private outdoor areas and routine yard chores
lawnmower
vsyard worker
1 2.3

A person who cuts and cares for grass in lawns and parks

handles a wider range of outdoor tasks, not only grass cutting
landscape gardener
vsyard worker
1 3.4

A person who designs and arranges gardens and outdoor spaces so they look nice

is mainly practical maintenance without emphasis on creative design
yardwoman
vsyard worker
  • US
8.3

A woman who looks after gardens and lawns by mowing and pruning

is the neutral term for someone doing those outdoor maintenance tasks
groundkeeper
vsyard worker
4.1

A person who cares for and looks after outdoor areas like parks and sports fields

focuses on smaller private outdoor areas with basic maintenance tasks
groundswoman
vsyard worker
  • UK
7.7

A woman who looks after the land and plants at a park or sports field

is used more generally for anyone doing small private outdoor tasks

How Skilled

landscaper
14 3.9
groundskeeper
  • US
12 4.2
gardener
150 1.0
yard worker
  • US
2.1

Surface Forms

yard worker singular
yard workers plural

Morphology

yard + worker

The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'yard' (an outdoor area) + 'worker' (a person employed to do work), so a learner who knows both words can infer someone who works in/around a yard. This noun-compound pattern is a common, transparent formation in English (and many other languages), making it readily understandable at B1 level.

Etymology

Yard worker comes from the simple picture of someone working in a yard, the outdoor area around a house, doing jobs like mowing, digging, and trimming. So a yard worker is 'a person who cares for lawns and gardens'.