How to pronounce keeper in English
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"One who or that which keeps; one who or that which holds or has possession of anything."
"One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners."
"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."
"One who remains or keeps in a place or position."
"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."
"A fruit that keeps well; as the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper."