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keeper

[ kee-per ]

noun

  1. a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a person who assumes responsibility for another's behavior:

    He refused to be his brother's keeper.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. a person who owns or operates a business (usually used in combination):

    a hotelkeeper.

  4. a person who is responsible for the maintenance of something (often used in combination):

    a zookeeper; a groundskeeper.

  5. a person charged with responsibility for the preservation and conservation of something valuable, as a curator or game warden.
  6. a person who conforms to or abides by a requirement:

    a keeper of his word.

  7. a fish that is of sufficient size to be caught and retained without violating the law.
  8. Football. a play in which the quarterback retains the ball and runs with it, usually after faking a hand-off or pass.
  9. something that serves to hold in place, retain, etc., as on a door lock.
  10. something that lasts well, as a fruit.
  11. an iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent horseshoe magnet for preserving the strength of the magnet during storage.


keeper

/ ˈ°ì¾±Ë±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person in charge of animals, esp in a zoo
  2. a person in charge of a museum, collection, or section of a museum
  3. a person in charge of other people, such as a warder in a jail
  4. a person who keeps something
  5. a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
  6. a soft iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to close the magnetic circuit when it is not in use
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì±ð±ð±è±ð°ùËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
  • ˈ°ì±ð±ð±è±ð°ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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  • °ì±ð±ð±èİù·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·°ì±ð±ð±èİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of keeper1

First recorded in 1250–1300, keeper is from the Middle English word keper. See keep, -er 1
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Example Sentences

The Argentine kept just his fourth clean sheet of the season in Wednesday's win at Brighton but he is a differential keeper option for this week and the rest of the season.

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"You are constantly being asked questions at the top," said former England keeper Joe Hart on Match of the Day.

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"In penalty shootouts you always need a little bit of luck but I'm really happy," the Belgium keeper said afterwards.

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But the keeper came up big, pushing the right-footed shot away for his third save.

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"He became the keeper of the Welsh constitution but was always prepared to think outside the box," she said.

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