See also: ground staff

English edit

Etymology edit

ground +‎ staff

Noun edit

groundstaff pl (plural only)

  1. The staff who maintain the grounds of a school, sports facility, etc.
    • 2008 April 27, Bloomberg News, “Ballack Gets Chelsea Even in the Premier League”, in New York Times[1]:
      The United players refused to leave, and a dispute broke out between the players and Chelsea stewards and groundstaff before the incident was resolved.