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keeper

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keep⋅er

  [kee-per]
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–noun
1. a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
2. a person who assumes responsibility for another's behavior: He refused to be his brother's keeper.
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. guard ring.
12. an iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent horseshoe magnet for preserving the strength of the magnet during storage.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME keper. See keep, -er 1

Related forms:
keep⋅er⋅less, adjective
keep⋅er⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
1. warden, jailer. 2. custodian, guardian.
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keep·er   (kē'pər)   
n.  

  1. One that keeps, especially:

    1. An attendant, a guard, or a warden.

    2. One that has the charge or care of something: a lion keeper; the keeper of the budget.

    3. Sports A goalkeeper.

  2. Football A play made by the quarterback who keeps the ball after it is snapped and then runs with it.

  3. Informal One that is worth keeping, especially a fish large enough to be legally caught.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry:  keeper
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See trapper
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Slang Dictionary
keeper

  1. n.
    something that can be kept; something that qualifies. : This fish is a keeper. Throw the others out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: keep·er
Function: noun
: one that takes care of and often is legally responsible for something keeper> keeper of the property>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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