Home › Words › M › menageristmenageristmenagerist · noun — the keeper of a menagerie of animals.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom menagerie + -ist.nounThe keeper of a menagerie of animals.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.menagerie 72% match — A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos. vs menagerist →beastkeeper 67% match — One who is in charge of the care and management of animals. vs menagerist →stablekeeper 63% match — The person who maintains a stable where animals are kept. vs menagerist →kennelman 59% match — A person employed to look after kennels. vs menagerist →curator 59% match — A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo. vs menagerist →vacher 58% match — A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman. vs menagerist →tavernman 58% match — The keeper of a tavern. vs menagerist →aviarist 56% match — A person who keeps an aviary. vs menagerist →