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    YARD BIRD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person serving a sentence in a jail or prisonplay

    Synonyms:

    con; convict; inmate; yard bird; yardbird

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("yard bird" 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 "yard bird"):

    lifer (a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment)

    trusty (a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A military recruit who is assigned menial tasksplay

    Synonyms:

    yard bird; yardbird

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("yard bird" is a kind of...):

    military recruit; recruit (a recently enlisted soldier)

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