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Meaning of "groundskeeper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUNDSKEEPER

groundskeeper  [ˈɡraʊndzkiːpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUNDSKEEPER

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conjunction
determiner
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Groundskeeper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GROUNDSKEEPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

groundskeeper

Groundskeeping

Groundskeeping is the activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically in an institutional setting. It includes mowing grass, trimming hedges, pulling weeds, planting flowers, etc. The U.S. Department of Labor estimated that more than 900,000 workers are employed in the landscape and groundskeeping services industry in the United States in 2006. Of these over 300,000 workers were groundskeepers for golf courses, schools, resorts, and public parks. Compare gardener. A groundskeeper is a person who maintains landscaping, gardens or sporting venues for appearance and functionality. In British English the word groundsman or park keeper is used much more commonly. In Australian English, the word curator is often used for a person undertaking this job, especially those involving cricket pitches. At university campuses, groundskeepers are often called horticulturists. The equivalent on a golf course is a greenskeeper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROUNDSKEEPER


Arequipa
ˌærɪˈkiːpə
barkeeper
ˈbɑːˌkiːpə
beekeeper
ˈbiːˌkiːpə
book-keeper
ˈbʊkˌkiːpə
doorkeeper
ˈdɔːˌkiːpə
gamekeeper
ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə
gatekeeper
ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə
goalkeeper
ˈɡəʊlˌkiːpə
greenskeeper
ˈɡriːnzˌkiːpə
housekeeper
ˈhaʊsˌkiːpə
innkeeper
ˈɪnˌkiːpə
keeper
ˈkiːpə
peacekeeper
ˈpiːsˌkiːpə
scorekeeper
ˈskɔːˌkiːpə
shopkeeper
ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə
storekeeper
ˈstɔːˌkiːpə
timekeeper
ˈtaɪmˌkiːpə
underkeeper
ˈʌndəˌkiːpə
wicketkeeper
ˈwɪkɪtˌkiːpə
zookeeper
ˈzuːˌkiːpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUNDSKEEPER

groundman
groundmass
groundnut
groundnut oil
groundout
groundplot
groundprox
grounds
groundsel
groundsel tree
groundsell
groundshare
groundsheet
groundsill
groundsman
groundsmen
groundspeed
groundswell
groundwood
groundwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUNDSKEEPER

beeper
carpet-sweeper
cheeper
chimney sweeper
creeper
Culpeper
Freeper
green keeper
lighthouse keeper
minesweeper
peeper
poacher turned gamekeeper
road sweeper
rough sleeper
sleeper
steeper
street sweeper
sweeper
Virginia creeper
weeper
zoo keeper

Synonyms and antonyms of groundskeeper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «groundskeeper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUNDSKEEPER

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

Translator English - Chinese

场地管理员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

groundskeeper
570 millions of speakers

English

groundskeeper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

groundskeeper
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

groundskeeper
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Садовник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jardineiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

groundskeeper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jardinier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Platzwart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

groundskeeper
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관리인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Groundskeeper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữ sân gôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலப்பணியாளரான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राउंडस्कीपियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bakıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

groundskeeper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

groundskeeper
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Садівник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

groundskeeper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

groundskeeper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groundskeeper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grounds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grounds
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of groundskeeper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUNDSKEEPER»

The term «groundskeeper» is regularly used and occupies the 95.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUNDSKEEPER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUNDSKEEPER»

Discover the use of groundskeeper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to groundskeeper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Groundskeeper And Other Short Stories
Factories, neighborhoods and schools are author Matt Shea's most frequent settings and often allow the reader to laugh at him/herself. Many of these stories are based on how Shea thinks Andy Griffith would write about small-town life today.
Matt Shea, 2011
2
Help: A One-act Play
GROUNDSKEEPER 1. (Stopping suddenly in open space, apologizing to the empty air] Oh. l'm terribly sorry. l didn't see you. GROUNDSKEEPER 2. Who are you talking to? GROUNDSKEEPER 1 . l almost walked right over this nice young  ...
David G. Grote, 1980
3
Haunting
Garrett's perception had been entirely on himself and his immediate surroundings but after the sensation evoked by the groundskeeper, his desire for mobility became his central focus. Thoughts began to race through his head: “Am I a ghost?
Jay Fulmer, 2012
4
Revenge of the Ancient Ones: A Novel of Adventure, Romance ...
The groundskeeper parked his lawnmower at the foot of the gazebo steps. Shutting offthe engine, he hopped off the mower. Previously, Erin assumed the groundskeeper was Rassul. She had been wrong. The groundskeeper's identity, even ...
Lisa A. Shiel, 2012
5
Bug The Olives
The groundskeeper fastened his cap; the same green canvas cap with side flaps that he's been wearing for the past seventeen years; then he took off, smoke and all. Halfway through Benbow, Police Chief DeWitt, along with Benbow's one and  ...
6
The Lost Worlds of Buckstevenson
"Look, I wrote this book and the Groundskeeper is a bad guy, he's the one who put the curse on the place, but I have a feeling the Groundskeeper is working for Moeguya, so let's go into the woods," said Bucky. Bucky, Woody Dog, Frankie ...
Steven Butler, Jr., 2010
7
Bad Blood: Mask Vs. Mask
The graveyard is still and quiet, all except for the groundskeeper. He's drinking whiskey, talking to himself, and is very intoxicated. The groundskeeper is walking to Death Jones's gravesite and looking at the stone that reads: Death Jones.
Washington-West Alisa Washington-West, 2009
8
Bigfoot, Mummies, and Aliens: The Human Origins Series ...
A structure of some kind. The groundskeeper was putting toward the structure. When she got within fifty feet of the lawnmower, she slowed to a brisk tiptoeing gate. The structure looked like a gazebo, round and perhaps twentyfeet in diameter.
Lisa A. Shiel, 2012
9
Ugly Stories
woman then lifted her attention up again and settled it momentarily upon the groundskeeper who stopped his casual approach several yards away. He stopped near a particularly gaudy grave marker that stood an unusual eight-foot tall giving ...
Thomas Thorn, 2011
10
Let Slip the Dogs of Love: Suburban Legends Of The Living ...
Curiously, the groundskeeper felt all his previously intense anxieties vanish in the glow of the stranger's oddly comforting presence. He didn't recognize how or why, but the groundskeeper felt an overwhelmingly warm familiarity about the man ...
Eugene Kachmarsky, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUNDSKEEPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term groundskeeper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Claremore school greenhouse, museum partnership grows
Mike Martin, museum groundskeeper, worked out the agreement with his college friend, Mike McClaren, Claremore superintendent of schools, ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Too close for comfort? Lightning strikes baseball scoreboard in …
“Tarp monster” swallows Pittsburgh Pirates groundskeeper · How the Nationals make high-pressure weather decisions. Angela Fritz is an ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Manger Tarte au Humble (Eating Humble Pie)
... and tea bags, I realized it was creamer -- which would explain why the groundskeeper looked at me so curiously while I was eating breakfast. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Buck Showalter picks 'The Sandlot' as his favorite baseball movie
Or groundskeeper. I love groundskeeping -- golf course, baseball field. I'd have been happy, too." Showalter reveals that his favorite baseball ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
5
K-State farm grows buffalo grass test plots
He, along with research center groundskeeper Joe Becker, planted duplicate plots on the east and west sides of the test area for a total of 16 ... «Hays Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Marriage Applications in Licking County
Thomas Juel Rogers, 24, groundskeeper, Newark, and Anastasia Elaine Daugherty, 24, store lead/account representative, Newark. April 14. «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
7
Memories shared
I worked for Mr. (Bob) Beban as a groundskeeper, sold peanuts ... my brother and my sister both worked there. “It was a grand old ballpark. «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
8
American Girl Books Dad Lands Twilight Spin-off Role
Kevin Craig West plays the groundskeeper in Lionsgate's The Storytellers - New Voices of The Twilight Saga: The Groundskeeper, which was ... «Contactmusic.com, Jul 15»
9
Dayton Dragons groundskeeper has pet dog for an assistant
He's a 3-year-old blue heeler — also known as an Australian Cattle Dog — who is the constant sidekick of Dragons' groundskeeper Britt Barry. «The Review, Jul 15»
10
Kevin Craig West Stars in 'Twilight The Story Tellers -The …
Kevin Craig West Stars in 'Twilight The Story Tellers -The Groundskeeper' + 'I Hate Being Black'. Kevin directed and is the lead actor in 'I Hate ... «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Groundskeeper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/groundskeeper>. Apr 2024 ».
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