safekeepern.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. Pref. 2^v She assuredly trusteth that he is her safekeper and defender.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 19 The safe keeper, & the stayer of the earthe.

1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 219 Plato called her [sc. temperance] the gardien or safe keeper of all humane vertues.

1674 R. Baxter Full & Easie Satisfaction iv. ix. 134 The Church is a safe keeper of its own Records.

1793 T. Hastings Regal Rambler vii. 81 Tommy..is the uncle of Lucifer, and frequently the sole regulator of his golden repeater—the safe keeper of his buckles, and even of his best breeches.

1845 J. Wilson 22 Mar. in Capital, Currency, & Banking (1847) iii. 31 Bankers, as borrowers and safe-keepers of the money of the public, must..be paid for their services.

1889 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 3 Oct. 3/3 He..is made the safekeeper of Lady Glover's daughter, who..has been stolen by the villains.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 20 288 The minister, the physician and the nurse. Each is a safekeeper of..human life.

1962 Simpson's Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 10 Apr. 13/3 She told him of her nervousness about carrying a large sum of currency..and asked Hugh to be its safekeeper.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Sept. ii. 25/4 He went to a German conservatory..to learn from the pedagogues who considered themselves the safekeepers of the craft.