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 Common collocations diary keeper Noun + noun lighthouse keeper Noun + noun tavern keeper Noun + noun zoo keeper Noun + noun saloon keeper Noun + noun 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 Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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