keeper
pronunciation
How to pronounce keeper in British English:
UK [ˈkiːpə(r)]
How to pronounce keeper in American English:
US [ˈkiːpər]
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- Noun:
- someone in charge of other people
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Word Origin
- keeper (n.)
- c. 1300 (late 13c. as a surname), "one who has charge of some person or thing, warden," agent noun from keep (v.). Sense of "one who carries on some business" is from mid-15c. Sporting sense (originally cricket) is from 1744. Meaning "something (or someone) worth keeping" is attested by 1999. Brother's keeper is from Genesis iv:9.
Example
- 1. In old-fashioned zoos , animals that mauled a keeper were taken away and shot .
- 2. Currently , " taishan " can cooperate very well under the keeper 's instructions , and also can be proceeded with the routine physical examination like phlebotomizing and b ultrasonic scanning .
- 3. World cup 2010 : england keeper robert green should not take the blame for usa goal
- 4. Three inventories had been kept , it turned out , one with the culture ministry , one with the keeper of the treasure and one locked inside the trunks .
- 5. The home crowd were already going nuts when shaba 's left foot shot streaked across the mexico keeper and into the top corner , but they hadn 't seen anything yet .