Keeper - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkiːpər|  American pronunciation of the word keeper
Brit.  |ˈkiːpə|  British pronunciation of the word keeper

noun

- someone in charge of other people
am I my brother's keeper?
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals (syn: custodian, steward)

Extra examples

Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!

...how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper...

This melon is a good keeper.

Bob is head lion keeper at the zoo.

...the pub keeper adopted a matey tone with me, as if he were my dearest chum...

United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper.

The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest.

He came off the loser in a one-on-one with the keeper.

The keeper hadn't a ghost of a chance as Edwards belted the ball into the net.

The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street

The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals

Word forms

noun
singular: keeper
plural: keepers
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