beekeeper

[bee-kee-per]

noun

1. a person who raises honeybees; apiculturist.

beekeeper

/ ˈbiːˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a person who keeps bees for their honey; apiarist

Other Word Forms

• beekeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beekeeper¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bee ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

He also delivers one of the most spectacular line readings of the phrase “beekeepers and bottling fruit,” so don’t worry — the spirit of the Dowager Countess lives on.

From Los Angeles Times

The locals say Agnes is the “child of a forest witch” and she is indeed extraordinary: an able herbalist, beekeeper and falconer.

From Los Angeles Times

"The more months that they go without pollen, the more nutritional stress that they will face, which means that the beekeepers will have greater losses of those bees over winter," she explains.

From BBC

But Christian Carrier, the president of the regional beekeepers' union, was sceptical.

From BBC

A beekeeper has come to the aid of a row of shops that were closed because of a swarm of bees and was rewarded with a free coffee from Greggs.

From BBC