groundskeeper

American  

[groundz-kee-per] / ˈgraʊndzˌki pər /

noun

1. a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.

2. a person in charge of maintaining a football field, baseball diamond, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• groundskeeping noun

Etymology

Origin of groundskeeper

1930–35; + grounds ( def. ) “lawn and gardens” + keeper

Explanation

A groundskeeper is someone who's responsible for a property, often caring for gardens, lawns, and plants. The groundskeeper at the zoo works hard to keep the all the habitats looking perfect. Groundskeepers care for the grounds of a wide variety of public and private settings, including schools, state parks, baseball fields, botanical gardens, and resorts. The job of being a groundskeeper (sometimes called a "landscaper") can involve planting, weeding, mowing lawns, trimming hedges and trees, watering gardens, controlling pests, and more. If you love working outdoors and know how to use a lawn mower, you might enjoy being a groundskeeper.

Example Sentences

Like Epstein, whose father was a New York City parks groundskeeper, they had stratospheric trajectories from, say, a working-class background to running a multinational corporation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Bayer bought Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion, and two months later, a California jury ruled in favor of a groundskeeper who contracted non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

The same year the gun law took effect, Mr Weatherby, the church groundskeeper, was born.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Shaun Ilten, the groundskeeper at Dignity Health Sports Park, joined with Goldenvoice to take care of the first job, preparing two private pitches for each team.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

"My groundskeeper has an errand to run back in the village," said the headmistress.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat