keeper
keeper Lexical Profile
keeper Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who manages, looks after, or guards something, such as animals in a zoo, a museum collection, a lighthouse, or a park.
"The head keeper at the wildlife sanctuary oversees the daily feeding and medical care of the elephants."
A goalkeeper in sports such as soccer, field hockey, or water polo, or a wicketkeeper in cricket.
"The opposing keeper made a diving save in the final minute to preserve the tie."
A person or thing considered especially valuable, desirable, or worth keeping permanently, such as a reliable romantic partner or a catch of fish big enough to retain.
"After he cooked dinner and helped repair her car without being asked, her friends agreed that he was definitely a keeper."
A mechanical part, loop, ring, or piece of soft iron used to hold, secure, or preserve something in place, such as a strap loop on a belt or an armature across the poles of a magnet.
"He slid the loose end of the leather belt through the brass keeper to hold it neatly against his waist."
• Rhymes for keeper
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English kepere, derived from the verb keep (from Old English cepan, meaning 'to seize, hold, or observe') combined with the agent suffix -er.