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zookeeper

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zoo⋅keep⋅er

[zoo-kee-per]
–noun
a person who feeds and tends animals in a zoo.

Origin:
1920–25; zoo + keeper


zookeeping, noun
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zoo·keep·er   (zōō'kē'pər)   
n.  One who takes care of animals in a zoo.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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