Gamekeeper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gamekeeper is a noun meaning A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
Meaning
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
Example Sentences
The "D.N.B." wrote of one Railway Member that "he made himself personally acquainted with the working of the new systems of railroads, and with more foresight than his neighbours, he welcomed railways on his estate when other landowners were ordering their gamekeepers to warn off the surveyors or to put an end to their operations by force."
Word Forms
- gamekeepers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include game keeper, keeper, groundskeeper, greenkeeper, petkeeper, groundkeeper.
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