fish warden
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fish warden
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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And, to complicate his existence still further, he has fallen into a love affair with Elsie Buttrick, the local game and fish warden.
From Time Magazine Archive
After talking it all over among themselves it was decided that their duty compelled them to give the game and fish warden a hint as to what was probably going on up at Munsey's mill.
From Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot by Alan Douglas
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