dogkeeper

English

Etymology

dog +‎ keeper

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɡpkiːpɚ/

Noun

dogkeeper (plural dogkeepers)

1. A person employed to look after dogs, especially for hunting.
   • 2004, Robin S. Oggins, The Kings and Their Hawks: Falconry in Medieval England, page 99:

     In 1285, for example, four falconers were sent to Charing on August 30, followed on September 10 by five dogkeepers and twenty dogs, and on September 12th by two falconers who had been with the court at Winchester.