keeper
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keep·er
(kē'pər) 
n.
n.
- One that keeps, especially:
- An attendant, a guard, or a warden.
- One that has the charge or care of something: a lion keeper; the keeper of the budget.
- Sports. A goalkeeper.
- Football. A play made by the quarterback who keeps the ball after it is snapped and then runs with it.
- Informal. One that is worth keeping, especially a fish large enough to be legally caught.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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keeper
noun
- A person who is legally responsible for the person or property of another considered by law to be incompetent to manage his or her affairs: caretaker, custodian, guardian. Law conservator. See law.
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keeper
IN BRIEF: n. - One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals; Someone in charge of other people.
Am I my brother's keeper?
— Cain in Genesis 4:9
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categories related to 'keeper'
- Football
- Fishing Practice and Techniques - keeper: fish that is legally big enough to keep
- Respectful or Admiring Reference
- Prison and Punishment - keeper: jailer, prison guard
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Keeper
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Keeper may refer to:
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People
- Cyril Keeper (born 1943), Canadian politician
- Joe Keeper (1886–1971), Canadian long distance runner and Olympian
- The Keeper of the Register, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places
- Gamekeeper
- Lighthouse keeper
- Museum curator
- Prison warden
- Legal guardian
- Zookeeper
Sports
- Goalkeeper, a player who protects a goal
- Quarterback keeper, a slang term for a play in American football
- Wicket-keeper a position in Cricket
Literature
- Keeper: Living with Nancy, a 2009 biographical book
- Keeper (novel), a 2003 sports novel by Mal Peet
- Keeper (Appelt book), another book, this one written by Kathi Appelt
Video games
- In Homeworld 2, Keepers are deadly destroyers built by the ancient Progenitors
- In the Thief (series) games, a Keeper is a member of a secret society who are charged with "keeping the balance" of power even within The City
- The Keepers (Mass Effect), a fictional artificial species from the BioWare game Mass Effect
- Keepers, an artificial life-forms that protect the Earth in the Nintendo game Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Other
- Keeper Hill, an Irish mountain
- In the game of Quidditch from Harry Potter, a position that defends the goal hoops
- Keeper (Transformers), a comics character
- Keeper, a parasitic creature in the universe of Babylon 5
- Magnet keeper
- Menstrual cup
- Strike plate of a door latch
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Keeper
Dansk (Danish)
n. - fangevogter, dyrepasser
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper ikke at bestemme over nogen
Nederlands (Dutch)
doelman (sport), beheerder, (jacht) opziener, verzorger (dierentuin), een houdbare etenswaar, anker (magneet), oorbel (om gaatje in oor te behouden) niet verantwoordelijk zijn voor iemand
Deutsch (German)
n. - Wärter, Aufseher, Torwart, Wildheger, etwas das sich gut hält, Halter, Schutzring, Magnetanker
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper nicht jmds. Hüter sein
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper δεν είμαι ο κηδεμόνας σου
Italiano (Italian)
guardiano, custode
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper non essere responsabile di qualcuno
Português (Portuguese)
n. - guarda (m) (f), protetor (m), defensor (m)
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper não gostar de alguém
Русский (Russian)
хранитель, владелец
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper не быть сторожем кому-л.
Español (Spanish)
n. - guardabosque, carcelero, guardián, custodio, conserje, guardameta, portero, arquero
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper no ser responsable por alguien
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vårdare, skötare, målvakt, intendent
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监护人, 看守人, 管理人
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper 不是...的保管人
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監護人, 看守人, 管理人
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper 不是...的保管人
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지키는 사람, 감시원, 소유자
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 守る人, 番人, 管理人, ゴールキーパー, 持ち主, 経営者, 飼い主
idioms:
- not be someone's keeper 人の世話をやきすぎるな
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الحافظه, الصائن, الحامي أن لا يكون مسؤولا عن شخص ما
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שומר, אוצר (במוזיאון וכו'), משגיח, שוער (בספורט), פירות, יין וכו' המאוחסנים לזמן ארוך, טבעת שתפקידה לשמור על חור שנוקב בתנוך-האוזן
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