beekeeper

[ bee-kee-per ]

noun

1. a person who raises honeybees; apiculturist.

beekeeper

/ ˈbiːˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a person who keeps bees for their honey; apiarist

Derived Forms

• ˈbeeˌkeeping, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beekeeper¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bee ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

Spiritual beekeeper Marvin Jordana’s latest offering is Teas With Bees, a two-hour experience that invites participants to find calm in the presence of hundreds of thousands of bees.

From Los Angeles Times

I even thought he was cute when he arrived for one of our hikes looking like a beekeeper with his wide-brimmed safari hat.

From Los Angeles Times

Tony Warren, a beekeeper in Gravesend, Kent, was so concerned he set up his own alert group.

From BBC

“Bees get hangry” just like humans, said Tyler Durboraw, a beekeeper and manager at Los Angeles County-based Bill’s Bees.

From Los Angeles Times

Bees in Southern California, originally from Europe, started crossbreeding with Africanized bees in the 1990s, said Orange County beekeeper Mike Henderson.

From Los Angeles Times