gamekeeper

American  

[geym-kee-per] / ˈgeɪmˌki pər /

noun

1. a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.

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gamekeeper British  

/ ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate

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Other Word Forms

• gamekeeping
  noun
• undergamekeeper
  noun

Etymology

Origin of gamekeeper

First recorded in 1660–70; game ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

gamekeeper

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

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

I told Miss Maggie about the sailboat leaving Penikese at dusk and how Mr. Benson had described the gamekeeper.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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• administrator
• caretaker
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