beekeeper

noun

bee·​keep·​er ˈbē-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce beekeeper (audio)
: a person who raises bees
beekeeping noun

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Chapple, the late Queen’s beekeeper, went first to Clarence House and then Buckingham Palace to perform his somber duty of telling the bees, a centuries-old custom of informing the bees when their owner has died. Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 While the negative human-health effects of smoke from the Glass Fire have been well documented, the toxic brown blanket covering the Napa Valley is also devastating bee populations, said local beekeeper John Sevigny. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 Alongside Stone, Plemons plays as a conspiracist beekeeper, Aidan Delbis as his partner in crime, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Gunnar Wiedenfels became a beekeeper as part of a hobby with his children. Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beekeeper

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First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beekeeper was in 1783

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“Beekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beekeeper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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beekeeper

noun
bee·​keep·​er ˈbē-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce beekeeper (audio)
: a person who raises bees
beekeeping noun

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