English

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Etymology

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From grave +‎ keeper.

Noun

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gravekeeper (plural gravekeepers)

  1. A graveyard attendant.
    • 1942, Emily Carr, “Cemetery”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
      This cemetery had a gravekeeper who kept the graves from getting muddled together with weeds and brambles.