groundskeeper

noun

grounds·​keep·​er ˈgrau̇n(d)z-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce groundskeeper (audio)
: a person who cares for the grounds of a usually large property (such as a sports field)

Examples of groundskeeper in a Sentence

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While out at night, a groundskeeper mistakes him and an associate for trespassers on account of their race. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024 But what sold me on the place was a confession from the groundskeeper and hotel archivist Jean-François Magnan. Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 While Hoyer mostly has been working in stealth mode on revamping the Cubs roster for the 2025 season, Kiermaier, the team’s head groundskeeper, has been getting Wrigley Field’s field ready for a couple of Northwestern football games. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024 Advertisement In 2003, Boston’s Pedro Martinez flung Yankees coach Don Zimmer to the ground, two Yankees players jousted with a Fenway Park groundskeeper, Boston manager Grady Little left Martinez in the decisive game too long, and the Yankees won on a walkoff home run by third baseman Aaron Boone. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for groundskeeper 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of groundskeeper was in 1903

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“Groundskeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundskeeper. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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