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zookeeper

noun · 1 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈzuːkipɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From zoo + keeper.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: eläintenhoitaja — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Finnish: eläintarhaeläinten hoitaja — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Finnish: eläintarhan hoitaja — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • French: gardien de zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • French: gardienne de zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • German: Tierpfleger — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • German: Tierpflegerin — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • German: Tierwärter — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Icelandic: dýragarðsvörður — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Italian: guardiano dello zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Italian: custode dello zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Japanese: 飼育員 (shiikuin) — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Polish: opiekun zwierząt w zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Polish: opiekunka zwierząt w zoo — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Portuguese: guardião de zoológico — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Portuguese: tratador de zoológico — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Portuguese: cuidador de zoológico — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Russian: рабо́тник зоопа́рка (rabótnik zoopárka) — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Russian: рабо́тница зоопа́рка (rabótnica zoopárka) — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Russian: служи́тель зоопа́рка (služítelʹ zoopárka) — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Russian: служи́тельница зоопа́рка (služítelʹnica zoopárka) — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Spanish: guardián de zoológico — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
  • Swahili: mtunza wanyama — person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals