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groundkeeper

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

Etymology

Origin of groundkeeper

First recorded in 1875–80; ground 1 + keeper


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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Next, he turned up in the dugout disguised as an Ebbets Field groundkeeper.

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 Cory Doctorow

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