gamekeeper

[ geym-kee-per ]
/ ˈgeɪmˌki pər /
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noun

a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.

Origin of gamekeeper

First recorded in 1660–70; game1 + keeper

OTHER WORDS FROM gamekeeper

game·keep·ing, noun un·der·game·keep·er, noun

Words nearby gamekeeper

game-changer, gamebag, gamebreaker, gamecast, gamecock, gamekeeper, gamelan, gamely, gameness, gameplay, gamer

Words related to gamekeeper

caretaker, administrator, superintendent, curator, bodyguard, guardian, overseer, governor, deacon, ranger, guard, officer, custodian, keeper, janitor, skipper, watchdog, dogcatcher

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British Dictionary definitions for gamekeeper

gamekeeper
/ (ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə) /

noun

a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate

Derived forms of gamekeeper

gamekeeping, noun