A person responsible for organizing, managing, or overseeing a fair or market.
Compound of 'fair' (from Old English 'fægr,' later meaning a periodic market) plus 'keeper' (from Old English 'cepan' meaning 'to take care of'), literally 'one who keeps or maintains a fair.'
This occupational term shows how medieval English created job titles simply by combining the thing to be managed with 'keeper'—the same way we have 'gatekeeper,' 'bookkeeper,' and 'storekeeper,' all following a pattern at least 1000 years old.
Occupational compounds with -keeper historically defaulted to male pronouns (gamekeeper, gatekeeper), though the role itself was gender-neutral in practice.
Use with explicit pronoun inclusion or refer to 'fair manager/steward' when context allows.
["fair steward","fair manager","fairground operator"]
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