guardabosques
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally); to keep”) + bosques (“forests”).
Noun
guardabosques m (plural guardabosques)
- gamekeeper, game warden
- forester, ranger
- (baseball) outfielder
- Synonym: jardinero
Noun
guardabosques
- plural of guardabosque
Further reading
- “guardabosques”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024