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Definition of Groundsman
1. Noun. Someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field).
Definition of Groundsman
1. Noun. A male groundskeeper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groundsman
1. [n GROUNDSMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundsman
Literary usage of Groundsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Talks with Old English Cricketers by A. W. Pullin (1900)
"'Young Tom' Hearne, son of ' Old Tom,' was our groundsman and bowler at Ealing,
and afterwards, till last year, when he was appointed head groundsman at ..."
2. Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1915)
"If it is pushed, the groundsman's feet will leave tracks after it ; If he ...
The groundsman at work on good lawn tennis courts, particularly when the turf ..."
3. Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes (1913)
"It was not left to the groundsman. Read Gale's The Game of Cricket. Page 162.
Aristophanes, a Greek comic poet. Herodotus, the Greek " Father of History. ..."
4. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1896)
"... the actual killing is usually performed by the dresser, though in some cases
by the head groundsman.* * The peculiarities of the Jewish method of ..."
5. The English Illustrated Magazine (1890)
"... uncommon experience on most wickets, but if it were to occur to-day with half
the frequency, the reputation of the groundsman would suffer considerably. ..."
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