Zookeeper

//ˈzuːkipɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.

Example

More examples

"My name is Mary, I'm 40 years old and I'm a zookeeper."

Etymology

From zoo + keeper.

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