groundsman

«groundsman» in Mova's school dictionary: to look after a sports field, park or school grounds:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a groundsman, groundsmen) — (UK)

meaning for a pupil

(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 →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «groundsman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.