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gamekeeper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: keeper[Appendix:Glossary, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person employed to take care of game and wildlife

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: game warden

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: custodian, keeper, steward

Narrower terms: warrener

History

Etymology

From game + keeper.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անտառապահ (antaṙapah) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Bulgarian: лесничей (lesničej) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Czech: hajný — person employed to maintain the game
  • Dutch: jachtopzichter — person employed to maintain the game
  • Dutch: jachtopziener — person employed to maintain the game
  • Dutch: jachtmeester — person employed to maintain the game
  • Finnish: riistanhoitaja — person employed to maintain the game
  • French: garde-chasse — person employed to maintain the game
  • Georgian: დამცველი (damcveli) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Georgian: მეტყევე (meṭq̇eve) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Georgian: ეგერი (egeri) — person employed to maintain the game
  • German: Wildhüter — person employed to maintain the game
  • German: Wildhüterin — person employed to maintain the game
  • Hungarian: vadőr — person employed to maintain the game
  • Italian: guardacaccia — person employed to maintain the game
  • Italian: guardiacaccia — person employed to maintain the game
  • Macedonian: ловочу́вар (lovočúvar) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Middle English: warenner — person employed to maintain the game
  • Piedmontese: guardacassa — person employed to maintain the game
  • Polish: gajowy — person employed to maintain the game
  • Polish: leśniczy — person employed to maintain the game
  • Polish: łowczy — person employed to maintain the game
  • Portuguese: couteiro — person employed to maintain the game
  • Portuguese: guarda-caça — person employed to maintain the game
  • Portuguese: monteiro — person employed to maintain the game
  • Romanian: paznic de vânătoare — person employed to maintain the game
  • Romanian: pădurar — person employed to maintain the game
  • Russian: е́герь (jégerʹ) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Russian: лесни́к (lesník) — person employed to maintain the game
  • Serbo-Croatian: lovočuvar — person employed to maintain the game
  • Spanish: guardabosque — person employed to maintain the game
  • Spanish: alimañero — person employed to maintain the game
  • Spanish: guardacaza — person employed to maintain the game
  • Swedish: viltvårdare — person employed to maintain the game