gamekeeper

See also: game keeper and game-keeper

English

Alternative forms

game keeper, game-keeper

Etymology

From game +‎ keeper.

Noun

gamekeeper (plural gamekeepers)

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

Derived terms

poacher turned gamekeeper

Translations

person employed to maintain the game

Armenian: անտառապահ (hy) (antaṙapah)
Bulgarian: лесничей (bg) m (lesničej)
Czech: hajný (cs) m
Dutch: jachtopzichter (nl) m, jachtopziener (nl) m, jachtmeester (nl) m
Finnish: riistanhoitaja
French: garde-chasse (fr) m or f
Georgian: დამცველი (damcveli), მეტყევე (meṭq̇eve), ეგერი (egeri)
German: Wildhüter m, Wildhüterin f
Hungarian: vadőr (hu)
Italian: guardacaccia (it) m, guardiacaccia (it) m
Macedonian: ловочу́вар m (lovočúvar)
Middle English: warenner
Piedmontese: guardacassa m
Portuguese: couteiro (pt) m, guarda-caça m or f, monteiro (pt) m
Romanian: paznic de vânătoare m, pădurar (ro) m
Russian: е́герь (ru) m (jégerʹ), лесни́к (ru) m (lesník)
Serbo-Croatian: lovočuvar (sh) m
Spanish: guardabosque (es) m or f, alimañero (es) m, guardacaza m
Swedish: viltvårdare c

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