zookeeper

noun
UK /ˈzuːkiːpə/
US /ˈzuːkiːpər/

A person who takes care of animals in a zoo.

The zookeeper fed the hungry penguins every morning.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who manages or maintains a collection of live animals for display.

The zookeeper designed a new habitat for the reptiles.

3. In computing, a program or person that maintains a distributed system's coordination service.

The engineer checked the logs from the zookeeper to see which server was down.

4. A guardian or custodian of a place where wild animals are kept.

As the zookeeper of the sanctuary, she knew every animal by name.