Gamekeeper

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
  2. 2
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
attendantcaretakercastellancuratorcustodianforest ranger

Example

More examples

"It was the gamekeeper who found the body."

Etymology

From game + keeper.

Related phrases

poacher turned gamekeeper

More for "gamekeeper"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.