zookeeper
noun
a person who feeds and tends animals in a zoo.
zookeeping
-
a word derived from
zookeeper.
Example Sentences
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They say it has a long history of dysfunction and substandard conditions that won’t improve under employees with little prior zookeeping experience or clear plan to pay for the animals’ care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The two-year program prepares graduates for careers in a variety of fields, from zookeeping to Hollywood animal training, wildlife conservation and even pest abatement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
"Then I saw a Chester zookeeping apprenticeship listed and thought: 'Oh my god, that's my dream, it's something I've always wanted to do.'"
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Among other things, GPT-3 can write up most any text you ask for — a cover letter for a zookeeping job, say, or a Shakespearean-style sonnet set on Mars.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
A natural transition, you might think, from hotelkeeping to zookeeping.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
