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keep=er

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun keeper has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

keepern. 
  •  One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.  [1913 Webster]
  •  One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.  [1913 Webster]
  •  One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property;  [1913 Webster]
    "The Lord is thy keeper."  [1913 Webster]
  •  One who remains or keeps in a place or position.  [1913 Webster]
    "Discreet; chaste; keepers at home."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place;  [1913 Webster]
  •  A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper.   Downing.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.  [PJC]
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. -- Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.] -- Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

keeper, n.
1 a person who keeps or looks after something or someone.
2 a custodian of a museum, art gallery, forest, etc.
3 a = GAMEKEEPER. b a person in charge of animals in a zoo.
4 a = wicket-keeper. b = GOALKEEPER.
5 a fruit etc. that remains in good condition.
6 a bar of soft iron across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength.
7 a a plain ring to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper. b a ring worn to guard against the loss of a more valuable one.

THESAURUS

keeper

Audubon Society, National Wildlife Service, Sierra Club, air warden, attendant, bull, caretaker, castellan, cerberus, commandant, conservationist, conservator, curator, custodian, custos, deliverer, enjoyer, forest ranger, game warden, gamekeeper, gaoler, governor, guard, guardian, guardian angel, have, haver, holder, jailer, janitor, lifeguard, lifesaver, next friend, nurse, possessor, preservationist, preserver, principal keeper, prison guard, prochein ami, ranger, rescuer, safekeeper, saver, savior, screw, shepherd, steward, taxidermist, turnkey, warden, warder, watchdog

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Keeper

N keeper, custodian, custos, ranger, warder, jailer, gaoler, turnkey, castellan, guard, watchdog, watchman, Charley, chokidar, durwan, hayward, sentry, sentinel, watch and ward, concierge, coast guard, guarda costa, game keeper, escort, bodyguard, protector, governor, duenna, guardian, governess, nurse, nanny, babysitter, catsitter, dogsitter, bonne, ayah.

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