beekeeper

[bee-kee-per] / ˈbiˌki pər /

NOUN

caretaker for bees

Synonyms

STRONG

apiarist apiculturist

Example Sentences

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Funkhouser, a veteran commercial beekeeper, should have around 1,200 hives under his care.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

There are even bees and a beekeeper, who harvests honey for employees to take home.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Fellow beekeeper Heleen Nieman told Dutch radio that she had three bee colonies and wanted to give him one of them.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

The duchess announces her entrance by speaking “in our bee voice,” a low volume meant to maintain calm as she and her beekeeper mentor collect honey from their hive.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

“Oh, yes, Aristaeus. Every beekeeper should know that story.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd