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Definition of 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; | | 4. | One who remains or keeps in a place or position. | | 5. | A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; | | 6. | A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. | | 7. | An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use. |
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Audubon Society, National Wildlife Service, Sierra Club, air warden, attendant, bull, caretaker, castellan, cerberus, commandant, conservationist, conservator, curator, custodian, custos, deliverer, enjoyer, forest ranger, game warden, gamekeeper, gaoler, governor, guardian, guardian angel, have, haver, holder, janitor, lifeguard, lifesaver, next friend, nurse, possessor, preservationist, preserver, principal keeper, prison guard, prochein ami, rescuer, safekeeper, saver, savior, screw, shepherd, steward, taxidermist, warder, watchdog
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