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groundkeeper

American  
[ground-kee-per] / ˈgraʊndˌki pər /

Etymology

Origin of groundkeeper

First recorded in 1875–80; ground 1 + keeper

Example Sentences

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One of the great ironies of our time-all right, a slight exaggeration-is that the 66-year-old Toma, a groundkeeper so renowned he has his own autographed rake, presided over a carpet all these years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The grass may be greener indoors, but for that we have to thank some faceless chemical conglomerate, not Pops the groundkeeper.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Hotel Valadalen in Jamtland Province, Sweden, where he is a groundkeeper, guests had taken up a collection to help finance his trip to Boston; he couldn't let them down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Steve Lowe, groundkeeper for the Claremont School District, says players have had many fewer injuries on the synthetic field.

From Time Magazine Archive

I caught sight of the quaking groundkeeper animatronic from the corner of my eye and startled.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory

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