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fish warden

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noun

  1. a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.

Etymology

Origin of fish warden

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

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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 Douglas, Alan

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