keeper Synonyms & Antonyms
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Keeper as a Noun
One who keeps (retains) something.
Finders keepers; losers weepers.
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
A person or thing worth keeping.
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
Keeper in a Sentence
Finders keepers; losers weepers.
Word Forms & Grammar
keeper (plural keepers)
Words That Rhyme With Keeper
Origin of Keeper
From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.
Keeper in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkiː.pə/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | One who keeps (retains) something |
| Plural | keepers |
Pronouncing Keeper
You say keeper as /ˈkiː.pə/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (kiː).
