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groundkeeper

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ground⋅keep⋅er

[ground-kee-per]

Origin:
1875–80; ground 1 + keeper

grounds⋅keep⋅er

[groundz-kee-per]
–noun
1. a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
2. a person in charge of maintaining a football field, baseball diamond, etc.


Origin:
grounds + keeper


groundskeeping, noun
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ground·keep·er   (ground'kē'pər)   
n.  Variant of groundskeeper.
grounds·keep·er   (groundz'kē'pər)   
n.  One who maintains grounds, as of an estate, a park, or an athletic field.
grounds'keep'ing n.
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