US /ˈkiːpɚ/ UK /ˈkiːpə/
noun Freq #7099

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who looks after or guards something or someone.

    The zoo keeper fed the lions every morning.

  2. 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

Etymology

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

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