game warden

noun

: a person who makes sure that hunting and fishing laws are obeyed

Examples of game warden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Always reporting a bite to an animal control officer, game warden or health care professional. Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 Murray and game warden Dalton Bluey suspected a processor had dumped the parts and began investigating. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2023 Glenn-Pyle and her troop stayed in the area and waited for about an hour until a game warden arrived. Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023 According to Martucci, the game warden from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now in charge of the investigation. Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023 Fred talked with them for a while, and showed them his game warden’s badge. Benjamin Hale, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023 Based on a series of novels by C.J. Box, the first season of Joe Pickett follows the story of a Wyoming game warden who investigates the murder of a local poacher bringing danger to those around him. Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 4 June 2023 Sergeant James Dunks, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, told NPR in 2011 that people from Playa Bagdad, a small fishing village south of the border, come across searching for fish. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023 Ignorance is typically no excuse in the eyes of a game warden. Matt Williams, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'game warden.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near game warden

Cite this Entry

“Game warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20warden. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!