yard bird
1. a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks • Syn: yardbird • Hypernyms: recruit, military recruit 2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison • Syn: convict, con, inmate, yardbird • Derivationally related forms: convict (for: convict) • Hypernyms: prisoner, captive • Hyponyms: lifer, trusty
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