Definition of Groundkeeper

1. Noun. Someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field).

Exact synonyms: Groundskeeper, Groundsman
Generic synonyms: Gardener

Definition of Groundkeeper

1. Noun. (alternative form of groundskeeper) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundkeeper

grounders
groundes
groundfire
groundfish
groundfished
groundfishes
groundfishing
groundfloor
groundfloors
groundhog
groundhogs
groundhopper
groundhoppers
grounding
groundings
groundkeeper (current term)
groundkeepers
groundless
groundlessly
groundlessness
groundling
groundlings
groundly
groundnut
groundnut oil
groundnut vine
groundnuts
groundout

Literary usage of Groundkeeper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Cresswell Cresswell (1823)
"... then contracted to become the groundkeeper of John Hill, in respect of his farm at Hougham. The master, by one entire contract, ..."

2. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"I caught sight of the quaking groundkeeper anima- tronic from the corner of my eye and startled. I let out a subvocal squeal and was pitched forward as the ..."

3. The Laws Relating to the Poor by Edmund Bott, John Tidd Pratt, Francis Const, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Barbados (1827)
"Held, that the pauper gained a settlement by the right to agist the two cow». to become the groundkeeper of Hill, in respect of his farm at H. The master, ..."

4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1872)
"The pauper then contracted to become the groundkeeper of John Hill, in respect of his farm at Hougham. The master, by one entire contract, agreed to give ..."

5. List of Officers and Members, By-laws, Regulations, List of Awards, Etc by Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (1907)
"Patrick H. Campbell, aged twenty-seven, groundkeeper, saved Charles D. Stone, aged forty-one, advertising agent, from drowning, Worcester, Mass., August 27, ..."

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