gamekeeper

[ geym-kee-per ]

/ ˈgeɪmˌki pər /

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noun

a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.

Origin of gamekeeper

First recorded in 1660–70; game¹ + keeper

OTHER WORDS FROM gamekeeper

gamekeeping, nounun·der·game·keep·er, noun

Words nearby gamekeeper

gamecock, game face, game fish, game fowl, game jam, gamekeeper, gamelan, game law, game laws, gamely, Game Master

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Example sentences from the Web for gamekeeper

The gamekeeper replied that he had, and a pheasant that was caught in one of them.
Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York|A. F. Warburton
Up far in these mountains lived a herd, or caretaker and gamekeeper, all in one, named Frank Finnerty.
The Tithe-Proctor|William Carleton
Often it was the gamekeeper instead of the steward who came in or was sent for.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies
Every gentleman of the legation had a gamekeeper specially assigned to him.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

Making haste to the house of a friend, a gamekeeper, he called him out, and requested the loan of a gun.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for gamekeeper

gamekeeper

/ (ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə) /

noun

a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate

Derived forms of gamekeeper

gamekeeping, noun

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单词	gamekeeper
释义	gamekeeper [ geym-kee-per ] / ˈgeɪmˌki pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gamekeeper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like. Origin of gamekeeper First recorded in 1660–70; game¹ + keeper OTHER WORDS FROM gamekeeper gamekeeping, nounun·der·game·keep·er, noun Words nearby gamekeeper gamecock, game face, game fish, game fowl, game jam, gamekeeper, gamelan, game law, game laws, gamely, Game Master Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gamekeeper The gamekeeper replied that he had, and a pheasant that was caught in one of them. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York\|A. F. Warburton Up far in these mountains lived a herd, or caretaker and gamekeeper, all in one, named Frank Finnerty. The Tithe-Proctor\|William Carleton Often it was the gamekeeper instead of the steward who came in or was sent for. Hodge and His Masters\|Richard Jefferies Every gentleman of the legation had a gamekeeper specially assigned to him. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Making haste to the house of a friend, a gamekeeper, he called him out, and requested the loan of a gun. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth\|John Muir British Dictionary definitions for gamekeeper gamekeeper / (ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə) / noun a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate Derived forms of gamekeeper gamekeeping, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gamekeeper caretaker, administrator, superintendent, curator, bodyguard, guardian, overseer, governor, deacon, ranger, guard, officer, custodian, keeper, janitor, skipper, watchdog, dogcatcher
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gamekeeper

noun

Origin of gamekeeper

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Example sentences from the Web for gamekeeper

British Dictionary definitions for gamekeeper

noun

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