1. people employed to breed and protect game animals and birds on an estate or preserve

Examples

• The gamekeepers patrol the forest to prevent illegal hunting.
• Two gamekeepers were hired to manage the pheasant population.
• The estate’s gamekeepers maintain feeding stations for the deer.
• Local gamekeepers reported an increase in poaching activity.
• The gamekeepers released young partridges into the wild.
• Experienced gamekeepers know how to track wounded animals.