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An English surname originating as an occupation for the keeper of a castle.
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noun
One who keeps (retains) something.
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noun
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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noun
A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
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noun
A person or thing worth keeping.
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Usage: informal
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noun
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
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noun
The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
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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.
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noun
A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
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noun
An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
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Synonyms: armature
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noun
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: custodian, steward
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Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder
Narrower terms: caretaker, curator, conservator, gamekeeper, game warden, greenskeeper, house sitter, janitor, lighthouse keeper, pet sitter, critter sitter, zoo keeper
noun
someone in charge of other people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder
Narrower terms: baby farmer, babyminder, baby minder, minder, babysitter, baby-sitter, sitter, prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey, nanny, nursemaid, nurse
History
From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.
Across languages
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
