noun
Freq #31108
Meanings
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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.
Thesaurus
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.