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   Keep·er

   /ˈkēpər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who manages or looks after something or someone: "I'm your friend, not your keeper" Similar guardianprotectordefenderguardbodyguardescortattendantchaperonenursemaidnursecarerminder
   • ▪ a guard at a prison or a museum. Similar curatorconservatorcustodianguardianadministratoroverseerstewardcaretakersuperintendentgovernorwardenattendant
   • ▪ short for zookeeper
   • ▪ short for gamekeeper
   • 2. short for goalkeeper or wicketkeeper
   • 3. a fish large enough to be kept when caught.
   • ▪ a person or thing that is valuable and to be cherished: informal "this disc is a keeper and one that belongs on every serious DVD collector's shelf"
   • ▪ a plain ring worn to keep a more valuable one on the finger.
   • ▪ a bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength.
   • 4. a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored: "hazelnuts are good keepers"
   • 5. a play in which the quarterback runs with the ball instead of handing it off or passing it.

   Derivatives

   • 1. keepership noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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