zoomanhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zooman_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezooman, n.
Revised 2017

zoomannoun

  1. 1871–
    A person (esp. a man) who works in, manages, or is associated with a zoo; a male zookeeper; an animal handler.
    1. 1871
      Inhuman Zoomen... The members of the Zoological Society.
      Fun 7 January 13/2
    2. 1973
      The increasing value of the Yearbook to zoomen and biologists.
      Times Literary Supplement 9 March 262/4
    3. 2006
      The late English zooman Gerald Durrell.
      Sydney Morning Herald 9 August 22

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo, n.

zoo, n. was revised in June 2017.