groundskeeper

groundskeeper
/growndz"kee'peuhr/, n.
1. a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
2. a person in charge of maintaining a football field, baseball diamond, etc.
[GROUNDS + KEEPER]

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