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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

Patrick M. Gogerty, of Cody, turned himself in early the next morning, Wyoming Game and Fish Department game warden Travis Crane wrote in an affidavit filed in Park County Circuit Court.

From Seattle Times May 15, 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

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