keep·er

[kee-per]
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.
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; Middle English keper. See keep, -er1

keep·er·less, adjective
keep·er·ship, noun
un·der·keep·er, noun


1. warden, jailer. 2. custodian, guardian.
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keeper (ˈkiːpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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.  goalkeeper wicketkeeper See gamekeeper
5.  a person who keeps something
6.  a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
7.  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
 
'keeperless
 
adj
 
'keepership
 
n

keeper (ˈkiːpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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.  goalkeeper wicketkeeper See gamekeeper
5.  a person who keeps something
6.  a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
7.  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
 
'keeperless
 
adj
 
'keepership
 
n

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keeper definition


  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.
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