gamekeeper

C2 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpɚ/ UK /ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə/
noun Freq #31108

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person employed to manage game animals and their habitat on an estate, especially for hunting

    The gamekeeper monitored the pheasant population and repaired fences around the woodland.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person employed to manage... keepergame warden
Word family
Related forms gameestatewildlife managementhunting

Etymology

A compound of game, in the sense of wild animals hunted for sport, + keeper, a person who guards or manages something. The occupation became especially associated with British landed estates and managed hunting grounds.

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