Meanings
nounzookeeper (plural zookeepers)
plural zookeepers · alternative zoo-keeper
- A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.
Origin
Translations
Finnish eläintenhoitaja, eläintarhaeläinten hoitaja
- eläintenhoitajaperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- eläintarhaeläinten hoitajaperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- eläintarhan hoitajaperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
French gardien de zoo, gardienne de zoo
- gardien de zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- gardienne de zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
German Tierpfleger, Tierpflegerin
- Tierpflegerperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- Tierpflegerinperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- Tierwärterperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Icelandic dýragarðsvörður
- dýragarðsvörðurperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Italian guardiano dello zoo, custode dello zoo
- guardiano dello zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- custode dello zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Japanese 飼育員
- 飼育員 (shiikuin)person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Polish opiekun zwierząt w zoo, opiekunka zwierząt w zoo
- opiekun zwierząt w zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- opiekunka zwierząt w zooperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Portuguese guardião de zoológico, tratador de zoológico
- guardião de zoológicoperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- tratador de zoológicoperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- cuidador de zoológicoperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Russian рабо́тник зоопа́рка, рабо́тница зоопа́рка
- рабо́тник зоопа́рка (rabótnik zoopárka)person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- рабо́тница зоопа́рка (rabótnica zoopárka)person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- служи́тель зоопа́рка (služítelʹ zoopárka)person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
- служи́тельница зоопа́рка (služítelʹnica zoopárka)person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Spanish guardián de zoológico
- guardián de zoológicoperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Swahili mtunza wanyama
- mtunza wanyamaperson employed at a zoo to attend to the animals
Cite this entry
APA
zookeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zookeeper
MLA
“zookeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zookeeper. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zookeeper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zookeeper.
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