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groundskeeper

groundskeeper

12 4.2
A person who cares for and looks after outdoor areas like parks and sports fields
  • noun
  • /ˈɡraʊndˌskiːpər/
  • US
translation icon : encargado de los terrenos
  • Every morning, the groundskeeper inspects the sports field to ensure it is in perfect condition for the players.
  • the head groundskeeper

Future one, some weird like kindergarten paint job van with all these like cameras and where things drives up observes what the gardeners and groundskeepers are doing.

Examples

  • He was the groundskeeper.

  • It's Scott, the groundskeeper.

  • The last groundskeeper left things in a bit of a mess.

  • Oh, hey, this is our amazing groundskeeper, Billy.

  • I heard that you need a new groundskeeper.

  • I think you want to talk to the groundskeeper.

  • Give us the telephone number for a groundskeeper.

  • "I don't have the key to that up there," Mike the groundskeeper said.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • At the church, with the help of the groundskeeper, Hamilton once again established the Holy Family at the Nativity scene on the front lawn.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Instead of going on to college, Glen Dyer worked as a groundskeeper at a country club in Brentwood.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

groundsman
vsgroundskeeper
  • UK
1 5.2

A person who looks after the outdoor areas of a park or sports field

is the neutral term for the same job without indicating gender
yardman
vsgroundskeeper
  • US
1 5.0

A person who looks after lawns and gardens, cutting grass and trimming plants

focuses on formal maintenance of larger grounds rather than general yard work
groundswoman
vsgroundskeeper
  • UK
7.7

A woman who looks after the land and plants at a park or sports field

is identical in meaning but uses a neutral nongendered form
groundkeeper
vsgroundskeeper
4.1

A person who cares for and looks after outdoor areas like parks and sports fields

is a common alternative phrasing for the same job
yard worker
vsgroundskeeper
  • US
2.1

A person who cares for gardens and cuts grass

refers to caring for larger estate or sports grounds, not small yard chores

How Skilled

landscaper
14 3.9
groundskeeper
  • US
12 4.2
lawnmower
1 2.3
gardener
150 1.0

Surface Forms

groundskeeper singular

Morphology

groundskeeper = grounds + keeper (transparent) = grounds + keeper

Meaning is directly the person who keeps/looks after the grounds; a B1 learner knowing 'grounds' and 'keeper' can deduce the meaning.

Etymology

The word groundskeeper comes from ground ('land around a building or park') and keeper ('one who looks after'). So, a groundskeeper is a person whose job is to care for and look after that land, like the lawns and gardens of a house, park, or sports field.