recruit vs yardbird

recruit and yardbird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recruit	Yes	No	Yes	No
yardbird	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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