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Meaning of "gamekeeping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GAMEKEEPING

gamekeeping  [ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMEKEEPING

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Gamekeeping is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GAMEKEEPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gamekeeping

Gamekeeper

A gamekeeper is a person who manages an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for shooting, or fish for angling, and who actively manages areas of woodland, moorland, waterway or farmland for the benefit of game birds, deer, fish and wildlife in general. Typically, a gamekeeper is employed by a landowner, and often in the UK by a country estate, to prevent poaching, to rear and release game birds such as common Pheasants and French partridge, eradicate pests, encourage and manage wild red grouse, and to control predators such as weasels, to manage habitats to suit game, and to monitor the health of the game.

Definition of gamekeeping in the English dictionary

The definition of gamekeeping in the dictionary is the act of taking care of game and wildlife, as on an estate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAMEKEEPING


beekeeping
ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ
creeping
ˈkriːpɪŋ
gatekeeping
ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpɪŋ
goalkeeping
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpɪŋ
heaping
ˈhiːpɪŋ
housekeeping
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ
keeping
ˈkiːpɪŋ
mine-sweeping
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpɪŋ
minesweeping
ˈmaɪnˌswiːpɪŋ
peacekeeping
ˈpiːsˌkiːpɪŋ
reaping
ˈriːpɪŋ
record-keeping
ˈrɛkɔːdˌkiːpɪŋ
safekeeping
ˈseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ
shopkeeping
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpɪŋ
sleeping
ˈsliːpɪŋ
storekeeping
ˈstɔːˌkiːpɪŋ
sweeping
ˈswiːpɪŋ
timekeeping
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpɪŋ
unsleeping
ʌnˈsliːpɪŋ
weeping
ˈwiːpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMEKEEPING

game show host
game theory
game warden
game-ball
game-changing
game-theoretic
gamebag
gamebreaker
gamecock
gamekeeper
gamelan
gamelike
gamely
gameness
gameplay
gamer
games
games console
games library
games master

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMEKEEPING

book-keeping
camping
double-entry book-keeping
dropping
helping
hopping
landscaping
mapping
overlapping
ping
propping
shipping
shopping
single entry book-keeping
stepping
stopping
stripping
typing
wrapping
yelping

Synonyms and antonyms of gamekeeping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gamekeeping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMEKEEPING

Find out the translation of gamekeeping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gamekeeping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gamekeeping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gamekeeping
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montería
570 millions of speakers

English

gamekeeping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gamekeeping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gamekeeping
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охотничьего промысла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gamekeeping
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gamekeeping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garde-chasse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gamekeeping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jagdwesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gamekeeping
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gamekeeping
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gamekeeping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gamekeeping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gamekeeping
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गेमकीपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gamekeeping
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

venatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

myślistwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мисливського промислу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gamekeeping
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gamekeeping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gamekeeping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamekeeping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gamekeeping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gamekeeping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMEKEEPING»

The term «gamekeeping» is used very little and occupies the 152.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMEKEEPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gamekeeping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMEKEEPING»

Discover the use of gamekeeping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gamekeeping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gamekeeping
Provides information on the history of gamekeeping and details the main responsibilities of the modern gamekeeper, including habitat management, predator control, and shooting management.
David Hudson, 2006
2
A Practical Guide to Modern Gamekeeping: Essential ...
This book is a comprehensive gamekeeping manual for those enthusiastic amateurs who spend their spare time running a small DIY syndicate shoot, and for those who are professionally employed on a full-time basis.
J.C. Jeremy Hobson, Hobson, J.C. Jeremy, 2012
3
Gamekeeping: A Guide for Amateur Keepers and Shooting Syndicates
This comprehensive and practical manual is aimed at the amateur gamekeeper and the DIY shooting syndicate, and shows how to rear and release gamebirds economically and effectively.
J. C. Jeremy Hobson, 1994
4
Rearing Game Birds and Gamekeeping: Management Techniques ...
A comprehensive guide on how to raise pheasants and red-leg partridges Choosing the breeding stock, incubating the eggs, rearing the chicks to release, and nurturing the game through the start of the shooting season A hands-on, practical, ...
Beth Williams, 2013
5
Comment la Chasse Et la Pêche Peuvent Contribuer À la ...
The execution of gamekeeping rights is entirely subject to the mission of NPs and the need to conserve nature and provide for the goals and mission of gamekeeping management in NPs and the principles of gamekeeping ethics. For these ...
‎1996
6
The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman: Challenges and Critique
the transformation of modernity from a premodern gamekeeping utopia through a modern gardening utopia to a liquid modern hunting utopia (Jacobsen & Marshman 2007). Premodern Gamekeeping Utopias Although utopia, according to ...
Professor Poul Poder, Professor Michael Hviid Jacobsen, 2012
7
New Scientist
continued Gamekeeping blamed for decline in mammals New research on animal populations links the decline of carnivore populations to the rise of gamekeeping for sport and recreation. These results will be studied with interest by those ...
8
Martin Mere: Lancashire's Lost Lake
Audrey Coney Local shooting records and Frederick Holder's description of the gamekeeper's annual routine provide an insight into gamekeeping practices on Martin Mere between about 1920 and 1956. They also shed some light on how ...
W. G. Hale, Audrey Coney, 2005
9
Bulletin of Czechoslovak Law
XEGAL REGULATION OF GAMEKEEPING AND FISHING lUDr. Adolf BOHACEK" , Legal Regulation of Gamekeeping The basic legal regulation governing gamekeeping is the Act No. 23/1962, Concerning Gamekeeping. This Act proceed from ...
‎1983
10
I Walked by Night: Being the Philosophy of the King of the ...
Originally published in 1935. This is a new high quality paperback edition published in 2009 by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, Machynlleth.
Fred Rolfe, Lilias Rider Haggard, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMEKEEPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gamekeeping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unfair game: why are Britain's birds of prey being killed?
... Organisation similarly argued that “the selfish, stupid actions of one man . . . must not be used to tarnish the good name of gamekeeping”. «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
How Baby Bella from Seahouses helped her doting parents get …
... in addition to her new arrival and engagement turned 21 on Tuesday, was on an equine course while Sam, 23, was studying gamekeeping. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
3
Highland gamekeeper earns top national award
Mr Seaton – who has just completed an HNC in Gamekeeping with Wildlife Management at North Highland College UHI in Thurso and works at ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
4
Gamekeeper recognised for his modern management techniques
The 20-year-old, from Dores, by Loch Ness, has just completed an HNC in Gamekeeping with Wildlife Management at North Highland College, ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
Duchy College scraps course following merger
The decision to scrap the gamekeeping and countryside management course at the end of the term comes just two months after the merger ... «Cornish Guardian, Jun 15»
6
8500 children expected to take educational visits to the Royal …
... while other departments represented will include arboriculture, countryside management, fisheries, gamekeeping and horse studies. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 15»
7
Teen quad biker killed having had more than twice the drink drive limit
... heard how Mr Kenneth, originally from Maidenhead but who had moved to Suffolk after gaining gamekeeping qualifications, was thrown from ... «Haverhill Echo, Jun 15»
8
Teenager who died after his quad bike hit a tree was more than …
... Kenneth, originally from Maidenhead but who had moved to Suffolk after gaining gamekeeping qualifications, was thrown from the quad bike ... «Bury Free Press, Jun 15»
9
Crows vs farmers: age-old battle intensifies as corvid numbers …
Each year Dave Pooler and his gamekeeping team at the Rhug estate, Corwen, will trap and shoot an average of 800 carrion crows. «Daily Post North Wales, May 15»
10
Gamekeeper used illegal gin trap
"These actions have no place in modern gamekeeping and show ignorance of the legal requirements which are involved in being in the ... «BBC News, May 15»

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