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- [geym-kee-per]
- /ˈgeɪmˌki pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [geym-kee-per]
- /ˈgeɪmˌki pər/
Definitions of gamekeeping word
- noun gamekeeping a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like. 1
- noun gamekeeping The keeping of game; the occupation of a gamekeeper. 0
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Origin of gamekeeping
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; game1 + keeper
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Parts of speech for Gamekeeping
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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gamekeeping popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gamekeeping usage trend in Literature
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