recruit vs yard bird

recruit and yard bird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recruit	Yes	No	Yes	No
yard bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yard bird is a hyponym of recruit; that is, yard bird is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recruit:

Other hyponyms of recruit include Black and Tan, raw recruit, sprog, yardbird.

recruit (noun)	yard bird (noun)
any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)	a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
a recently enlisted soldier	a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

recruit (verb)	yard bird (verb)
cause to assemble or enlist in military
seek to employ
register formally as a participant or member