keeper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   something that should be kept

   That puppy is a keeper!

2. 2
   noun

   a person having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

   The keepers of the estate kept the grounds maintained.

3. 3
   noun

   a person in charge of other people

   Am I my brother's keeper?

4. 4
   noun

   One who keeps (retains) something.

   Finders keepers; losers weepers.

5. 5
   noun

   One who remains or keeps in a place or position.

   discreet; chaste; keepers at home

6. 6
   noun

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

   Roxbury Russet: Market and keeper.

7. 7
   noun

   A person or thing worth keeping.

   "Okay, that's a keeper," Harold said as he netted the 3-pounder and put him on a stringer over the side of the boat.

8. 8
   noun

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

   And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Etymology

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