gamekeeper - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • turn: It is a case of the poacher turned gamekeeper with the help of the governor.
  • employ: The gamekeeper employed by the tenants of Earl Howe's Acton estate, resides in the old house in a portion of Acton Place.
  • include: Shooting party, probably including gamekeepers on the Cobham Estate.
  • have: I had to do it, and if I hadn't then the gamekeeper would have had to do it.
  • meet: We also met the gamekeeper on the way down, having just jumped over his stone wall.
  • become: Now we are expected to believe the poachers have become the gamekeepers.

Converse of subject

  • persecute: Magpie killer Autumn 2003 Magpies have been persecuted by gamekeepers for the past 250 years.
  • kill: In upland areas up to 25 % of the stoats killed by gamekeepers are hunted with dogs.
  • shoot: At that time, of course, there was a good chance of being shot by the gamekeeper.

Adjective modifier

  • professional: It already has 3500 members, 2050 of whom are professional gamekeepers.
  • local: There were many tales of how the local gamekeepers were kept busy!
  • former: Jamie is a former head gamekeeper and has also been a project officer for Scottish Natural Heritage and RSPB.
  • full-time: Today, there are some 5,000 full-time gamekeepers employed in the UK.
  • old: At the other end of the tunnel they were based in an old gamekeeper 's hut.
  • many: The introduction of open access is of concern to many, not only gamekeepers.

Preposition: on

  • estate: My father was a gamekeeper on a large estate and we lived in the Gardener's Cottage near a large walled garden.

Noun used with modifier

  • head: It was that of the Squire's head gamekeeper, William Farrow.

Possessives

  • cottage: The gamekeeper's cottage, their latest refuge, is being closed up.
  • son: Paul, a gamekeeper's son ( left ), is a qualified butcher and is the expert in preparing meat for the table.
  • exemption: The summary covers the Act; offenses; penalties; and exemptions including the ' gamekeepers ' exemption ' .

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