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Definitions for Keepers
[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.
[13] a person in charge of animals, esp in a zoo
[14] a person in charge of a museum, collection, or section of a museum
[15] a person in charge of other people, such as a warder in a jail
[16] See goalkeeper, wicketkeeper, gamekeeper
[17] a person who keeps something
[18] a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
[19] 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
Words related to Keepers
keeperdefender, attendant, caretaker, curator, custodian, lookout, sentry, superintendent, jailer, archivist, steward, guard, warden, conservator, sentinel, supervisor, protector, overseer
Words nearby Keepers
keeperkeep under one's hat, keep under wraps, keep up, keep watch, keep your . . ., keeper, keeper hook, keeper ring, keeping, keeping room, keeping up with the joneses
Origin of Keepers
First recorded in 1250–1300, keeper is from the Middle English word keper. See keep, -er1
Other words from Keepers
keep·er·less , adjective
keep·er·ship , noun
un·der·keep·er , noun
Synonyms for Keepers
attendant, caretaker, curator, custodian, defender, archivist, conservator, guard, jailer, lookout, overseer, protector, sentinel, sentry, steward, superintendent, supervisor, warden