groundskeeper
noun
a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
groundskeeping
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a word derived from
groundskeeper.
Example Sentences
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An estimated 1.2 million people work in landscaping and groundskeeping in the United States, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
The job used to be baseball-centric when Wilson started on the Mariners groundskeeping staff in 1999, working under former head groundskeeper Bob Christofferson.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
“We have about a third of the groundskeeping staff that a college our size would normally have, because two-thirds of it is student workers,” Lakes said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2022
Robertson began by outlining the “ten functions of a household,” which include security and groundskeeping.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
But he also recognized that the wildness he sought would have to be tempered with excellent groundskeeping.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
