- gamekeeper
- [ʹgeım͵ki:pə] n
егерь, охраняющий дичь (от браконьеров и т. п.)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
gamekeeper
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Gamekeeper — Game keep er (g[=a]m k[=e]p [ e]r), n. One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamekeeper — 1660s, from GAME (Cf. game) (n.) in the animal sense + agent noun from KEEP (Cf. keep) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
gamekeeper — ► NOUN ▪ a person employed to breed and protect game for a large estate … English terms dictionary
gamekeeper — [gām′kēp΄ər] n. a person employed to breed and take care of game birds and animals on private estates, game preserves, etc … English World dictionary
Gamekeeper — For the comic book series, see Guy Ritchie s Gamekeeper. A gamekeeper (often abbreviated to keeper) is a person who looks after an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for shooting, or fish for angling, and who actively manages… … Wikipedia
gamekeeper — UK [ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpə(r)] / US [ˈɡeɪmˌkɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms gamekeeper : singular gamekeeper plural gamekeepers someone whose job is to look after the wild animals on a piece of private land and to stop anyone from hunting them without… … English dictionary
gamekeeper — [[t]ge͟ɪmkiːpə(r)[/t]] gamekeepers N COUNT A gamekeeper is a person who takes care of the wild animals or birds that are kept on someone s land for hunting … English dictionary
gamekeeper — see an old poacher makes the best gamekeeper … Proverbs new dictionary
Gamekeeper's thumb — (also known as skier s thumb or UCL tear) is a type of injury to the ulnar collateral ligament common among gamekeepers, especially Scottish fowl hunters. The hunter would carry home their game with a leather thong attached to their thumb draped… … Wikipedia
gamekeeper — noun Date: 1659 a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve … New Collegiate Dictionary
gamekeeper — gamekeeping, n. /gaym kee peuhr/, n. 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 … Universalium
