groundsman
noun (a groundsman, groundsmen) — (UK)
Everyday
(UK) A person whose job is to look after a sports field, park or school grounds: cutting grass, marking lines, caring for the pitch. tree →
In the lessons
In UK schools and sports clubs, the groundsman mows the playing fields and paints lines. Cricket groundsmen prepare the pitch. In the USA a similar job is «groundskeeper».
Examples
- The groundsman mowed the football pitch. tree →
- Ask the groundsman before you go on the field. tree →
- The groundsman marked the running track. tree →
- Cricket groundsmen roll the pitch flat. tree →
- The groundsman was cross about the muddy footprints. tree →
- Our school groundsman plants the flower beds. tree →
Note
Plural: groundsmen. Gender-neutral: groundskeeper, grounds person.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «groundsman» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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