| 单词 | waterkeeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswaterkeeper waterkeeper n. a person employed to manage a tract of water, originally spec. by guarding against poachers; cf. gamekeeper n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > gamekeeping > [noun] > gamekeeper warrener1297 ranger1327 walker1482 underkeeper1502 browser1538 tineman1577 waterkeeper1590 gamekeeper1645 rider1647 preserver1749 garde champêtre1814 field ranger1835 warden1835 velveteens1857 keeper1863 game warden1876 pisteur1936 1590 in Archaeologia (1829) 22 171 The Names of the Officers for the West Wardenry of Scotland... The Water keeper for Scotland, Geo. Belle of Annam, yeoman. 1802 J. McEvoy Statist. Surv. County Tyrone v. 135 Those, who pay for privilege of fishing, would act well for themselves and the community, if, instead of paying yearly salaries to water-keepers, as they are called, they would allow them the full amount of the fines settled by law. 1828 J. Thompson New Life J. Allan i. 14 During many years, Will held the office of water-keeper of the Coquet. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xiv. 202 He called at the water-keeper's cottage and took the key of the sluice. 1995 Guardian 22 Feb. 6/2 In 1983, when I was waterkeeper there [sc. on the Sutton Estate], the manager told me not to cut too much of the bankside vegetation. < as lemmas |
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