groundskeeping

English

Etymology

From grounds +‎ keeping.

Noun

groundskeeping (uncountable)

1. The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
   • 2009 January 11, Jeff Zeleny, “Rule No. 1: Do Not Call Him ‘Ball Hog in Chief’”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     The court, which sits next to the groundskeeping building, has one hoop.

Related terms

• greenkeeper, greenskeeper
• greenkeeping
• groundskeeper

See also

• caretaker
• caretaking
• landscaper
• landscaping
• maintenance