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gamekeeper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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game·keep·er /ˈɡeɪmkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  TABOsomeone whose job is to look after wild animals and birds that are kept to be hunted on private land 私人猎场看守人
Examples from the Corpus
gamekeeperDuring my time as a gamekeeper it was essential that I knew the precise location of all these extended burrows.Of course, he had been brought up to it because his father, Edmund Fawcett, was a gamekeeper.All he could produce was a stiff upper lip, while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors.What about the gamekeeper, Busby?The gamekeeper was sued for trespass.The gamekeeper who found her body.
game·keep·er nounChineseSyllable
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gamekeeper
gamekeeper /ˈɡeɪmkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to look after wild animals and birds that are kept to be hunted on private land


game·keep·erBrE /ˈɡeɪmkiːpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡeɪmkiːpər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to take care of and breed wild animals and birds that are kept on private land in order to be hunted (私有猎场的)猎物看守人poacher turned ˈgamekeeper(especially BrE) a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially sb who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority 经过角色转换的人;当年造反今天掌权的人