gamekeeper
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The wife of former gamekeeper David Campbell has told a trial she was not aware of any grievances her husband had with the man he is accused of murdering.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
That’s because both Mickey and Mellors, the Chatterley estate gamekeeper, made their first published appearance in 1928.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023
"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
Harry could make out Hermione’s neat writing, Ron’s untidy scrawl, and even a scribble that looked as though it was from the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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