gamekeeper
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Low and Campbell had worked together for nearly 20 years at the nearby Edradynate Estate, where Campbell was employed as head gamekeeper and Low worked as a groundsman.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
"We would have 50 people sat round a big table here sometimes," said Medunov, the hunting gamekeeper in the village of Lysohirka who turns 69 this week.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.
From Salon ● May 13, 2023
Another islander Rory MacGillivray, a gamekeeper with 40 years experience, said the situation had come to a head because Stòras Uibhist had not managed deer numbers properly in recent years.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
In the end, El-ahrairah decided that probably Prince Rainbow was passing on Hufsa’s information to a farmer or a gamekeeper and not bothering himself about what happened as a result.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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