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game warden

American  

noun

  1. a public official who enforces game laws.


game warden British  

noun

  1. a person who looks after game, as in a game reserve

"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

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Ruth: Fictional Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett thriller book series by author C.J.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2025

Zadeh said it was shortly before 1 p.m. when deputies were called to assist after a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2025

Kola Shippentower-Thompson, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon, hunted with her husband, Tommy Thompson, who is the Umatilla tribal game warden, and her cousin, Dion Denny.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2023

While riot control may not be in the typical job description of a Minnesota conservation officer, previously known as a game warden, dozens of them trained to control crowds and use less-lethal chemical weapons.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2023

“And I’ll say different. The new game warden won’t make any allowance even if the deer was eating your garden. You just don’t shoot deer out of season no way. ’Specially a doe.”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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