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groundsman

British  
/ ˈɡraʊndzmən /

noun

  1. a person employed to maintain a sports ground, park, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The only question was which of Tongue or Robinson got to keep the ball, a problem solved by the groundsman being asked to cut it in half so each bowler could take a piece.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Campbell refuted the claim that he said he would "harm" groundsman Low, who he described as being "really good" at his job.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The club's sole remaining groundsman - whose partner gave birth during the period staff went unpaid - is mowing a pristine-looking pitch.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

One wonders when the Rawalpindi groundsman got a call to change his previous plans for the pitch.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024

In the first place, the paint might have been upset by the groundsman.

From Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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