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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

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

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025

When a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat, the officer missed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

She had the air of a game warden pointing out an animal in the grass.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy