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Definition of gamekeeper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gamekeeper

noun

/ˈɡeɪmkiːpə(r)/

/ˈɡeɪmkiːpər/

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a person whose job is to take care of wild animals and birds that are kept on private land in order to be huntedTopics Jobsc2

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poacher turned gamekeeper

(especially British English) a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially somebody who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority

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