gamekeeper
/'geim,ki:pə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person employed to take care of game and wildlife: A gamekeeper is a person whose job is to manage and protect wild animals, especially those that are hunted (game), on a private estate or piece of land. Their duties often include preventing poaching, controlling predators, and maintaining habitats.
Usage
- The word "gamekeeper" is a countable noun. It typically refers to a specific role in land and wildlife management, particularly in rural or estate settings.
- It is often used in contexts related to hunting, conservation, and traditional country estates.
Examples
- The gamekeeper patrolled the woods to ensure no one was hunting illegally.
- Lord Grantham employed a new gamekeeper to manage the pheasant population on his estate.
- The gamekeeper's lodge was located at the edge of the forest.
Advanced Usage
- "Gamekeeper turned poacher": This is a common idiom describing a person who has switched from upholding the rules to breaking them, often in the same field. It originates from the idea of a gamekeeper who becomes a poacher.
- The former regulator, now working for the bank he once policed, is a classic case of the gamekeeper turned poacher.
Variants and Related Words
- Gamekeeping (n): The profession or activity of being a gamekeeper.
- He studied land management and took up gamekeeping.
- Under-gamekeeper (n): A junior or assistant gamekeeper.
- He started his career as an under-gamekeeper.
Synonyms
- Warden: An official responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing, such as a wildlife warden.
- Ranger: A keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside.
Antonyms
- Poacher: A person who hunts or fishes illegally on someone else's property.
Related Phrases
- To keep game: The activity of managing game animals, from which the term "gamekeeper" is derived.
- His family has been keeping game on this land for generations.
Noun
- a person employed to take care of game and wildlife