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  • noun A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

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  • noun a farmer who keeps bees for their honey

Etymologies

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bee +‎ keeper

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  • Always seemed like a scary occupation to me. I think I'd turn out to be a heebeegeebeekeeper.

    November 28, 2008

  • I suppose I could laugh off my fears. And become a teeheeheebeegeebeekeeper.

    November 28, 2008

  • Wait! Do you think reesetee might be better suited than me?!

    November 28, 2008