"zookeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzuːkipɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-zookeeper.oga Forms: zookeepers [plural]
Etymology: From zoo + keeper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|zoo|keeper}} zoo + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} zookeeper (plural zookeepers)
  1. A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: zoo-keeper Translations (person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals): gardien de zoo [masculine] (French), gardienne de zoo [feminine] (French), Tierpfleger [masculine] (German), Tierpflegerin [feminine] (German), Tierwärter [masculine] (German), dýragarðsvörður [masculine] (Icelandic), guardiano dello zoo [masculine] (Italian), custode dello zoo [masculine] (Italian), 飼育員 (shiikuin) (alt: しいくいん) (Japanese), opiekun zwierząt w zoo [masculine] (Polish), opiekunka zwierząt w zoo [feminine] (Polish), guardião de zoológico [masculine] (Portuguese), tratador de zoológico [masculine] (Portuguese), cuidador de zoológico [masculine] (Portuguese), рабо́тник зоопа́рка (rabótnik zoopárka) [masculine] (Russian), рабо́тница зоопа́рка (rabótnica zoopárka) [feminine] (Russian), служи́тель зоопа́рка (služítelʹ zoopárka) [masculine] (Russian), служи́тельница зоопа́рка (služítelʹnica zoopárka) [feminine] (Russian), guardián de zoológico (Spanish), mtunza wanyama (Swahili)

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