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game·keep·er
/
ˈgeɪmˌki
pər
/
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[
geym
-kee-per
]
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noun
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.
Origin:
1660–70;
game
1
+
keeper
Related forms
game·keep·ing,
noun
un·der·game·keep·er,
noun
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gamekeeper
(ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə)
—
n
a person employed to take care of game and wildlife, as on an estate
'gamekeeping
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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