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gravekeeper

gravekeeper noun: a graveyard attendant.

Noun

gravekeeper (plural gravekeepers)

  1. A graveyard attendant.
    • This cemetery had a gravekeeper who kept the graves from getting muddled together with weeds and brambles.1942, Emily Carr, “Cemetery”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC

Forms of gravekeeper

pluralgravekeepers

Origin of gravekeeper

From grave + keeper.

Questions about gravekeeper

What does gravekeeper mean?
Gravekeeper means a graveyard attendant.
What part of speech is gravekeeper?
Gravekeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of gravekeeper?
The plural of gravekeeper is gravekeepers.

Words near gravekeeper in the dictionary

  1. gravedo
  2. gravedom
  3. graveful
  4. gravefuls
  5. gravegliaite
  6. gravekeeper
  7. gravekeepers
  8. gravel
  9. gravel bicycle
  10. gravel bike
  11. gravel bikes

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