The word "yeoman" refers to a hardworking, independent person who does a skilled job, usually in farming or trade. They are known for their self-sufficiency and dedication to their work. Full definition
Budnik does yeoman work in a challenging part, neither sinking into generic drear nor reaching for specious histrionics, and the surrounding ensemble likewise succeeds in putting us in touch with a community spirit. (parallax-view.org)
For example, while I am away on trial, my colleagues are doing yeoman work for «my» (really, our) clients and I am lucky to... Continue Reading (patrickjlamb.com)
Concerns in this vein have of course appeared many times in our own nation's history, from Jefferson's idealized republic of yeoman farmers to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries» southern agrarian tradition. (firstthings.com)