gamekeeper
noun
game·keep·er
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Definition of gamekeeper
: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve
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Most traces of the villa disappeared until 1864 when a gamekeeper noticed some of the surviving walls. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "It Took Two Years for Global Experts to ID This Little Shard of Roman Glass," 24 July 2019 As the novel ends, after meeting the devil, who looks like a gentle gamekeeper, Lolly feels giddy, as though she had been thrown into the air and suddenly begun to fly. — Longreads, "Demonology: A Woman’s Right to Fury," 10 June 2019 According to the estate’s website, over 200 people make their living from the estate, including gamekeepers, gardeners, farmers, and those who work in Sandringham’s sawmill and its apple juice pressing plant. — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, "Inside Queen Elizabeth II's Private Home at Sandringham Castle," 13 Dec. 2018 According to the estate’s website, over 200 people make their living from the estate, including gamekeepers, gardeners, farmers, and those who work in Sandringham’s sawmill and its apple juice pressing plant. — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, "Inside Queen Elizabeth II's Private Home at Sandringham Castle," 13 Dec. 2018 According to the estate’s website, over 200 people make their living from the estate, including gamekeepers, gardeners, farmers, and those who work in Sandringham’s sawmill and its apple juice pressing plant. — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, "Inside Queen Elizabeth II's Private Home at Sandringham Castle," 13 Dec. 2018 According to the estate’s website, over 200 people make their living from the estate, including gamekeepers, gardeners, farmers, and those who work in Sandringham’s sawmill and its apple juice pressing plant. — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, "Inside Queen Elizabeth II's Private Home at Sandringham Castle," 13 Dec. 2018 For Those Who Missed It In College Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence This exploration of the passionate relationship between an upper-class woman and a gamekeeper has kept many coeds — and older readers — turning pages through the night. — Good Housekeeping, "4 Steamy Reads," 9 Aug. 2012 Whisper was brought into the family following the death of one of the gamekeepers at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, "Queen Elizabeth's Last Remaining Corgi Has Died," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gamekeeper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gamekeeper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gamekeeper
: a person who is in charge of the breeding and protection of animals that are hunted on private land
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gamekeeper
noun
game·keep·er
| \ ˈgām-ˌkē-pər
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Kids Definition of gamekeeper
: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on private land