gamekeeper
Origin of gamekeeper
1Other words from gamekeeper
- gamekeeping, noun
- un·der·game·keep·er, noun
Words Nearby gamekeeper
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How to use gamekeeper in a sentence
The advent of firearms and the economic means for leisure time popularized bird hunting in England during the 1700s, so gamekeepers began breeding the birds.
Every gentleman of the legation had a gamekeeper specially assigned to him.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayOur last hostess was the daughter of a gamekeeper; that was where we had some milk yesterday morning.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieNothin' but that ye throwed him in the Hoghole, and tried to kill him, and that ye killed the gamekeeper.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteA few farmers, Mr. Stack's gamekeeper, and the landlady of the Imperial Hotel, made up the rest of the congregation.
Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham
But I must have done till a better opportunity; for the gamekeeper with his gun has just turned the corner.
The Bird and Insects' Post Office | Robert Bloomfield
British Dictionary definitions for gamekeeper
/ (ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə) /
a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate
Derived forms of gamekeeper
- gamekeeping, noun
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