keeper

CEFRB1

/ˈkiːpə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who takes care of a place, object, or animal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • A furious elephant kicks out the fencing of his enclosure and sends the keeper flying.

  • Tom is a lighthouse keeper and leads a lonely life.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.

  2. One who keeps (retains) something.

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

More examples

In context

  • The continuous lines indicate the moments, when the magnet and keeper of equal diameter (10.5mm) act upon each other […]

  • He's a goal keeper.

  • Finders keepers; losers weepers.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The animal blank ensures the lions are fed and their enclosures are cleaned.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.