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gamekeeper

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

noun

  1. 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.

gamekeeper British  
/ ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • gamekeeping noun
  • undergamekeeper noun

Etymology

Origin of gamekeeper

First recorded in 1660–70; game 1 + keeper

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