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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KEE'PER, n. One who keeps; one that holds or has possession of any thing.
1. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the custody of prisoners.
2. One who has the care of a park or other inclosure,or the custody of beasts; as the keeper of a park, a pound, or of sheep.
3. One who has the care, custody or superintendence of any thing.
In Great Britain, the keeper of the great seal, is a lord by his office,and one of the privy council. All royal grants, commissions and charters pass through his hands. He is constituted lord-keeper by the delivery of the great seal. The keeper of the privy seal is also a lord by his office,and a member of the privy council.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
2: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: custodian, keeper, steward]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. one that keeps: as a. protector b. gamekeeper c. warden d. custodian e. chiefly British curator 2. any of various devices for keeping something in position 3. a. one suitable for or worth keeping: as (1) a fruit or vegetable that keeps well (2) a fish large enough to be legally caught and kept (3) one having genuine or lasting merit <their new album is a keeper> b. a domestic animal considered with respect to how easy it is to care for <an easy keeper> 4. goalkeeper 5. an offensive football play in which the quarterback runs with the ball

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person who keeps or looks after something or someone. 2 a custodian of a museum, art gallery, forest, etc. 3 a = GAMEKEEPER. b a person in charge of animals in a zoo. 4 a = wicket-keeper. b = GOALKEEPER. 5 a fruit etc. that remains in good condition. 6 a bar of soft iron across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength. 7 a a plain ring to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper. b a ring worn to guard against the loss of a more valuable one.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Keeper Keep"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything. 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. 3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver. The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6. 4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position. Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii. 5. 5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap. 6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. -- Downing. Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.] Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(keepers) 1. In football, the keeper is the same as the goalkeeper. (BRIT INFORMAL) N-COUNT 2. In American football, a keeper is a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball. (AM) N-COUNT 3. A keeper at a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals. N-COUNT 4. If you say that you are not someone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them. PHRASE: V inflects 5. see also keep

Moby Thesaurus

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