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keeper.

One who keeps (retains) something.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiː.pə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkiː.pɐ/Northumbria/ˈkiː.pɚ/General-American
  1. One who keeps (retains) something.

    Finders keepers; losers weepers.
  2. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.

  3. A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.

  4. A person or thing worth keeping.

    informal
  5. A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.

  6. The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.

  7. At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.

  11. Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.

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