keeper

noun

ˈkē-pər How to pronounce keeper (audio)
Definition of keepernext
1
as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper

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as in warden
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner during the winter the keeper of the family's beach house is a local resident who looks after the place

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Recent Examples of keeper Only a goal in stoppage time by Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz ruined the shutout for keeper David Raya. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025 Gwendoline Christie, the Game of Thrones star who made her Severance debut in season 2 as Lorne, keeper of the goats. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Certainly, Fox and the other keepers would have written letters about the situation. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025 While the keepers essentially ran their own businesses and owned all the furniture and other items in the houses, the corporations owned the buildings themselves and could order keepers out at any time. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeper
  1. custodian
  2. warden
  3. guardian
  4. janitor
  5. guard
  6. caretaker
Noun
  • In recent months, budget adjustments have been made to correctly calculate the salaries of classified employees, who are the district’s support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and librarians, Long said.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of custodian
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  • The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.
    — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But the state has delayed those transfers until at least March 31, said Ray Sanchez, an assistant deputy warden.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of warden
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  • Admission is free, but guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Launching into her response, Willians soon became indignant, then emotional as her answer veered into a discussion of Morrissey and the judge who deemed a guardian necessary.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of guardian
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  • Just thinking of the moment when working as a janitor in a senior care facility, the judge arrives as a resident and is suddenly at his disposal.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Working as a janitor at a chemical factory, Winston endures a freak industrial accident that turns him into a mutant.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of janitor
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  • The Kings finalized a deal with free agent guard Terence Davis on Wednesday, bringing back a member of the original Beam Team.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Malone seemed to prefer veteran guard Russell Westbrook, whom the Nuggets signed to a two-year, $6.8 million minimum-salary contract this past offseason, as a stabilizing presence in the non-Jokić minutes.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of guard
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  • But also being able to really dive more deeply into the caretaker element of the story and make Nikki’s character go on her own journey.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
  • City ploughed their faith into Van Nistelrooy in November on the back of his stint as Manchester United’s caretaker boss.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Keeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeper. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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