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park keeper

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) an official employed by a local authority to patrol and supervise a public park

"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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In the production car, on the way home, no park keeper in the world will get my attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2023

After enjoying mostly athletics at school, he left at 18 in 1939 and worked as a park keeper before — with war having broken out — he volunteered for the RAF.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Mickey, 58, is philosophical about the £23,000 he is paid as a park keeper by the council.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2018

Now it hopes to attract new audiences and for the first time employs a "cultural park keeper" to make the most of the outdoor spaces on its doorstep.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2015

“And then there was that other person”—Chrissie had turned to Ruth—“that boy you were telling us about the other day. The one a couple of years above you who’s a park keeper now.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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