zookeeper

[zoo-kee-per]

noun

1. a person who feeds and tends animals in a zoo.

Other Word Forms

• zookeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of zookeeper¹

First recorded in 1920–25; zoo + keeper

Example Sentences

Everything begins to change for Camille when a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives on the island.

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“She’s become a bit of a national treasure,” one zookeeper said.

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The souls lost on board include Pi’s zookeeper father’s fantastical collection of animals.

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Robert Irwin is giving fans a peek at what’s usually unseen territory: The 21-year-old zookeeper is posing half-clad for an Australian underwear company that’s launching its line in the United States.

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These moments, captured by her zookeeper at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a two-hour drive south of Bangkok, and shared on social media, have turned her into a global phenomenon — an “It Girl” beloved for her sporadic fits of energy and proclivity for snapping toothlessly at hoses and knees.

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