yardbird

A noun referring to a military recruit assigned to menial tasks or a person serving a prison sentence.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Militärrekruten bezeichnet, der zu niederen Arbeiten abkommandiert ist, oder eine Person, die eine Haftstrafe verbüßt.

1. Military recruit C1 informal american

   A new soldier who is given low-level, often unpleasant duties as part of their training or punishment.

   • The sergeant made the yardbird clean the latrines.
   • As a yardbird, he spent most of his time peeling potatoes.
   • The yardbirds were assigned to pick up trash around the base.

   🇩🇪Rekrut

   Synonyme: bootgreenhornpleberecruitrookietrainee

2. Prison inmate C1 informal american

   A person who is incarcerated and serving a sentence in a jail or prison.

   • The yardbird spent his days in the prison yard.
   • He was just another yardbird doing time for a minor offense.
   • The old yardbird knew all the guards by name.

   🇩🇪Strafgefangener

   Synonyme: conconvictfeloninmatejailbirdprisoner