Standard Lemma guide

groundskeeper

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈɡɹaʊndzˌkipɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AW1 N D S K IY2 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: groundsman, groundkeeper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gardener

History

Etymology

From grounds + keeper.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bağban — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Bashkir: баҡсасы (baqsası) — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 園丁 /园丁 (yuándīng) — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Finnish: puutarhanhoitaja — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Finnish: puutarhuri — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • German: Platzwart — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Polish: konserwator zieleni — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Polish: konserwatorka zieleni — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Russian: садо́вник (sadóvnik) — someone who handles upkeep of grounds
  • Turkish: bahçıvan — someone who handles upkeep of grounds