gamekeeper
noun
game·keep·er
ˈgām-ˌkē-pər 
: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve
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Dating back, perhaps, to Lady Chatterley’s Lover—D.H. Lawrence’s scandalous 1928 novel about a married upper-class woman who embarks on an affair in a wooded cottage with her estate’s gamekeeper—cottages have served as a place where a couple can consummate their taboo attraction.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
The gamekeepers, as well as the poachers, are to blame.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, downstairs, another plot unfolds involving Christine’s maid, Lisette, who’s married to Robert’s gamekeeper, Schumacher.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Frost can be seen as the cuddly gamekeeper in his robes, made famous by the late Robbie Coltrane’s depiction of Hagrid in the iconic noughties movies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
The gamekeepers, as well as the poachers, are to blame.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, downstairs, another plot unfolds involving Christine’s maid, Lisette, who’s married to Robert’s gamekeeper, Schumacher.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Frost can be seen as the cuddly gamekeeper in his robes, made famous by the late Robbie Coltrane’s depiction of Hagrid in the iconic noughties movies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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“Gamekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamekeeper. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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gamekeeper
noun
game·keep·er
ˈgām-ˌkē-pər
: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on private land
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