Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Jail & punishmentyardbirdyard‧bird /ˈjɑːdbɜːd $ ˈjɑːrdbɜːrd/ noun [countable] American English informal old-fashioned SCJsomeone who is in prison, especially for a long time SYN jailbird ldoceonline.com