groundskeeper
noun
grounds·keep·er
ˈgrau̇n(d)z-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who cares for the grounds of a usually large property (such as a sports field)
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Nick Frost will be taking up the role of Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper and groundskeeper at Hogwarts.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s commonly used by groundskeepers of sports venues.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
For that game in 2022, the stadium’s groundskeepers cranked up the undersoil heating to ensure the natural grass on the pitch remained match-suitable.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Coincidentally, his maternal grandfather had been a groundskeeper on John D. Rockefeller’s nearby estate, Kykuit.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
It’s commonly used by groundskeepers of sports venues.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
For that game in 2022, the stadium’s groundskeepers cranked up the undersoil heating to ensure the natural grass on the pitch remained match-suitable.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Coincidentally, his maternal grandfather had been a groundskeeper on John D. Rockefeller’s nearby estate, Kykuit.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for groundskeeper
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“Groundskeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundskeeper. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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