guardabosques

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally); to keep”) +‎ bosques (“forests”).

Noun

guardabosques m (plural guardabosques)

1. gamekeeper, game warden
2. forester, ranger
3. (baseball) outfielder

   Synonym: jardinero

Noun

guardabosques

1. plural of guardabosque

Further reading

• “guardabosques”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014