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   keeper

   /ˈkiːpə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who manages or looks after something or someone: "I'm your friend, not your keeper" Similar guardianprotectordefenderguardbodyguardescortattendantchaperonenursemaidnursecarerminder
   • ▪ a custodian of a museum or gallery collection: "he was Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum" Similar curatorconservatorcustodianguardianadministratoroverseerstewardcaretakersuperintendentgovernorwardenattendant
   • ▪ an animal attendant employed in a zoo.
   • ▪ short for gamekeeper
   • 2. short for goalkeeper or wicketkeeper
   • 3. a fish large enough to be kept when caught: "these lakes consistently give up healthy, pound-size keepers"
   • ▪ 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"
   • 4. a plain ring worn to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper.
   • ▪ a 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.
   • 5. a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored: "hazelnuts are good keepers"
   • 6. a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it.

   Derivatives

   • 1. keepership noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • K

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   • E

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   • E

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   • P

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   • E

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   • R

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