How to Use gamekeeper in a Sentence

gamekeeper

noun
  • The gamekeepers, as well as the poachers, are to blame.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The gamekeeper sharpens the blade with a whetstone and shows him how it is done.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Apr. 2018
  • In the first map of the game, Henry comes across a drunk gamekeeper while trying to find his dog.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • If Brees has torn the UCL in his thumb, often referred to as gamekeeper or skier’s thumb, that could mean surgery.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
  • As the area’s longtime chief gamekeeper, Grandpa has honored and protected nature.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Jon Gaunt is a gamekeeper at a pheasant hunting and equestrian estate in southern England.
    — Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Hilarion, the gamekeeper, is in love with Giselle and feels threatened by Albrecht, who flirts and pretends he isn’t engaged.
    — Marcia Manna, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Most traces of the villa disappeared until 1864 when a gamekeeper noticed some of the surviving walls.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 24 July 2019
  • Nick Frost will be taking up the role of Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper and groundskeeper at Hogwarts.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In the end, Maurice finds happiness with Alec Scudder, a gamekeeper on Clive’s estate.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 May 2017
  • Lawrence’s free-thinking noblewoman who has an affair with her gamekeeper (Jack O’Connell).
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2022
  • As the novel ends, after meeting the devil, who looks like a gentle gamekeeper, Lolly feels giddy, as though she had been thrown into the air and suddenly begun to fly.
    — Longreads, 10 June 2019
  • Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • Auxiliary teams were made up of locals who knew the land well, including gamekeepers, foresters and poachers, according to FLS.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Three species of bats inhabit the castle, and supernatural events, including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee, have been reported.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This steamy romance follows Lady Chatterley, a blue-blooded woman who falls out of love with her husband and begins an affair with the gamekeeper of their estate.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The late actor played the iconic Hagrid, the bearded, lovable gamekeeper at Hogwarts who guided the Potter gang through many adventures.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Originally designed as a sturdy and practical hat for gamekeepers, bowler hats today are a fashion statement while providing moderate protection from the sun.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • Whisper was brought into the family following the death of one of the gamekeepers at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Connie becomes a caregiver of sorts for her husband and soon meets and falls in love with Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on the Chatterley family estate.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Connie becomes a caregiver for her husband and soon meets and falls in love with Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on the Chatterley family estate.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the industry used carriage types to describe its models, like phaeton (a light, open carriage), shooting brake (a carriage meant for gamekeepers and sportsmen) and cabriolet (a light carriage with a foldable hood drawn by one horse).
    — James Schembari, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
  • The Sun reported that a long-serving gamekeeper, who is responsible for managing the bird population on the estate, is said to have been let go in a recent staff shake-up, resulting in the shortage.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
  • Now this poacher turned gamekeeper is trying to stop Congress from holding the current administration to account by withholding information.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Alexander was a hunter and gamekeeper on the Auch Estate, a massive 68-square mile farm in the Scottish Highlands near Bridge of Orchy.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • The story, set in England shortly after the conclusion of World War I, basically features a wealthy wife who falls hard for the gamekeeper on her family estate.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Whether Borrelia amplification by pheasants poses a risk to gamekeepers and land managers, or even to the general public through broader ecological diffusion, is still unknown.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • O’Connell embodies a more refined and cerebral version of the title character, gamekeeper Oliver Mellors, than seen in many previous adaptations.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022
  • According to the estate’s website, over 200 people make their living from the estate, including gamekeepers, gardeners, farmers, and those who work in Sandringham’s sawmill and its apple juice pressing plant.
    — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2018

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