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Keeper

ˈkiːpə

Keeper definitions
noun
keeper keepers
  1. a person who manages or looks after something or someone

    "I'm your friend, not your keeper"

    • a custodian of a museum or gallery collection

      "he was Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum"

    • an animal attendant employed in a zoo
  2. 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

      "this disc is a keeper and one that belongs on every serious DVD collector's shelf"

  3. 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
  4. a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored

    "hazelnuts are good keepers"

  5. a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it