keeper B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈkiːpɚ/ UK /ˈkiːpə/ See IPA manual Freq #7099 Meanings 1 noun A person who looks after or guards something or someone. The zoo keeper fed the lions every morning. 2 noun A person or thing that is worth keeping (informal). That recipe is a real keeper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who looks after or... custodianguard Word family Forms keepers Derived forms account-keeperalekeeperbar-keeperbarkeeperbathkeeperbeachkeeperbeastkeeperbeekeeperbirdkeeperboatkeeperbook-keeperbookkeeper Appears in Phrases (5) See all diary keeper a person who regularly records events or thoughts in a diary Noun + noun lighthouse keeper a person responsible for operating and maintaining a lighthouse Noun + noun tavern keeper a person who runs a tavern or public house Noun + noun zoo keeper a person employed to feed and care for animals in a zoo Noun + noun saloon keeper a person who owns or runs a saloon Noun + noun Proverbs (2) See all Am I my brother's keeper? Finders keepers Etymology AI details From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er. kepere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # keeper **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkiːpɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkiːpə/ **Frequency rank:** 7099 ## Meanings 1. A person who looks after or guards something or someone. 2. A person or thing that is worth keeping (informal). ## Examples - The zoo keeper fed the lions every morning. - That recipe is a real keeper. ## Derived Forms - account-keeper - alekeeper - bar-keeper - barkeeper - bathkeeper - beachkeeper - beastkeeper - beekeeper - birdkeeper - boatkeeper - book-keeper - bookkeeper ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kepere ## Etymology From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er. ## AI Etymology Keeper comes from Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - People & Society - Register & Style markdown