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keeper Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈkiː.pə/

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Keeper as a Noun

1

One who keeps (retains) something.

Finders keepers; losers weepers.

2

One who remains or keeps in a place or position.

3

A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.

4

A person or thing worth keeping.

5

A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.

6

The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.

7

At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.

8

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.

9

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.

10

An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.

11

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 speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈkiː.pə/
Syllables2
MeaningOne who keeps (retains) something
Pluralkeepers

Pronouncing Keeper

You say keeper as /ˈkiː.pə/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (kiː).