English Dictionary
Definition of “keeper”
keeper (ˈkiːpə
)
Definitions
noun
- a person in charge of animals, esp in a zoo
- a person in charge of a museum, collection, or section of a museum
- a person in charge of other people, such as a warder in a jail
- See goalkeeper
, wicketkeeper
, gamekeeper
- a person who keeps something
- a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
- 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
Alternative Forms
ˈkeeperless adjective ˈkeeperˌship noun
Usage examples
He had private rooms available, he said, and had paid the tavern keeper well to ensure her silence.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)Their reported re-signing of former keeper Ian Walker from Leicester City looks far more questionable.
Megastar (2005)Sophie, an unloved child, as perhaps Ms. Wesley was herself, has pushed the paedophile lighthouse keeper off the Cornwall cliff.
Globe and Mail (2003)As a keeper of the Rankin flame, Hepburn is acutely aware of the responsibility which rests upon his talented shoulders.
Glasgow Herald (2001)MERLIN: I am master of magics, the keeper of the kingdom, the upholder of the law.
Matthews, Caitlin & Matthews, John, Hallowquest - tarot magic and the Arthurian mysteries (1990)
