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zookeep

zookeep noun: a zookeeper.

Noun

zookeep (plural zookeeps)

  1. (informal) A zookeeper.
    • The zookeeps grunt and groan and struggle for their footing as they pass Ajax over the rail and carry him into the cage.1988 May 20, Michael Ervin, “Moving the Big Cats”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021

Forms of zookeep

pluralzookeeps

Origin of zookeep

Shortening.

Questions about zookeep

What does zookeep mean?
Zookeep means a zookeeper.
What part of speech is zookeep?
Zookeep is a noun.
What is the plural of zookeep?
The plural of zookeep is zookeeps.

Words near zookeep in the dictionary

  1. zooier
  2. zooiest
  3. zooish
  4. zook
  5. zooked
  6. zookeep
  7. zookeeper
  8. zookeepers
  9. zookeeping
  10. zookeeps
  11. zookers

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