keeper in English dictionary

  • keeper

    Meanings and definitions of "keeper"

    • One who keeps.
    • (slang) A person or thing worth keeping.
    • A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard.
    • (sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
    • A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
    • (American football) An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
    • noun
      One who keeps something.
    • noun
      (informal)
      A person or thing worth keeping.
    • noun
      A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
    • noun
      (sports)
      The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
    • noun
      A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
    • noun
      (American football)
      An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
    • noun
      One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
    • noun
      A fruit that keeps well.
    • person who keeps something
    • guard, custodian
    • guardian of goal
    • part of mechanism
    • noun
      one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    • noun
      someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"

    Synonyms of "keeper" in English dictionary

    defender, shielder, custodian are the top synonyms of "keeper" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of keeper

    • keeper ( plural  keepers)
    • keeper (plural keepers)
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