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hutkeeper

hutkeeper noun: one who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.

Noun

hutkeeper (plural hutkeepers)

  1. One who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
    • "Well, said the hutkeeper, bestirring himself, to make the fire burn, "I needn't have asked that. Is there a ship cast away, or have you run?"1876, Henry Kingsley, “The Mystery of the Island”, in Good things, for the young of all ages, page 179
    • His reason for doing so was that he found the ball had not entered through the forehead as stated by the hutkeeper, but had found its way out that way, clearly proving that the hutkeeper's statement was false.1978, Jane Isabella Watts, Family Life in South Australia Fifty Three Years Ago, page 180

Forms of hutkeeper

pluralhutkeepers

Origin of hutkeeper

From hut + keeper.

Questions about hutkeeper

What does hutkeeper mean?
Hutkeeper means one who maintains a hut that can be used by hikers, climbers, etc.
What part of speech is hutkeeper?
Hutkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of hutkeeper?
The plural of hutkeeper is hutkeepers.

Words near hutkeeper in the dictionary

  1. Huterites
  2. Huth
  3. Huths
  4. hutia
  5. hutias
  6. hutkeeper
  7. hutkeepers
  8. hutless
  9. hutlet
  10. hutlets
  11. hutlike

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