In football, the keeper is the same as the goalkeeper.
[British, informal]
2. countable noun
In American football, a keeper is a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball.
[US]
3. countable noun
A keeper at a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals.
4. countable noun
The keeper of a museum or art gallery, or of one part of it, is the person who is responsible for the things in it.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, usually use curator
5.
See not be someone's keeper
More Synonyms of keeper
keeper in British English
(ˈkiːpə)
noun
1.
a person in charge of animals, esp in a zoo
2.
a person in charge of a museum, collection, or section of a museum
3.
a person in charge of other people, such as a warder in a jail
4. goalkeeper, wicketkeeper, gamekeeper
5.
a person who keeps something
6.
a device, such as a clip, for keeping something in place
7.
a soft iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to close the magnetic circuit when it is not in use
Derived forms
keeperless (ˈkeeperless)
adjective
keepership (ˈkeeperˌship)
noun
keeper in American English
(ˈkipər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that keeps
; specif.,
a.
a guard, as of prisoners or animals
b.
a guardian or protector
c. Chiefly British
a curator
d.
a custodian; caretaker
e. British
a gamekeeper
f.
any of several devices for keeping something in place, as a clasp
g.
something that keeps or lasts (well or poorly)
2. Informal
something worth keeping, as a fish large enough for a fisherman to keep legally
3. US, American Football
a play in which the quarterback takes the ball from the center and runs with it
More idioms containing
keeper
not your brother's keeper
I am not someone's keeper
Examples of 'keeper' in a sentence
keeper
Although putting the next one past your own keeper was a bit much.
The Sun (2016)
While the ability to pass is all very well for a keeper, the art of catching is probably more important.
The Sun (2016)
But Spurs do not concede from open play and the French keeper had just one simple save to make.
The Sun (2016)
Quality keepers consult with people and meet twice a month to resolve any issues raised.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The three spooked lighthouse keepers are very fine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their keeper played well and made good saves.
The Sun (2013)
The visiting keeper has one save to make.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Zoo keepers pulled it from the pond by nose.
The Sun (2007)
That was back in the day when keepers only had one shirt and one pair of gloves.
The Sun (2011)
But the opposition striker might blaze it over the bar without your keeper having to dive the wrong way.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Three lighthouse keepers were duly installed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But it flew over the keeper's head and went to the boundary.
The Sun (2010)
They're just amazing people and terrific keepers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I imagine lighthouse keepers have much the same eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Everything like that was fair game, and it was always fair game to tease the keepers and those people who had apple trees and things.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
This time he fired in a 30-yard centre which flew over the keeper's head and dipped under the bar.
The Sun (2010)
All related terms of 'keeper'
keeper ring
an extra ring worn to prevent another from slipping off the finger
lock-keeper
A lock-keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal .
park keeper
A park-keeper is a person whose job is to look after a park.
zoo keeper
a person who looks after the animals in a zoo
saloon keeper
a person who owns or operates a saloon
lighthouse keeper
a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
bookkeeper
A bookkeeper is a person whose job is to keep an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization .
timekeeper
A timekeeper is a person or an instrument that records or checks the time.
peacekeeper
Peacekeepers are soldiers who are members of a peacekeeping force.
wicketkeeper
A wicketkeeper is the player in a cricket team who stands behind the wicket in order to stop balls that the batsman misses or to catch balls that the batsman hits .
not be someone's keeper
If you say that you are not someone 's keeper , you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them.
not your brother's keeper
not responsible for other people in any way
I am not someone's keeper
said to mean that you do not know where someone is and that you cannot be expected to know
Keeper of the Privy Purse
an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses
guard ring
an extra ring worn to prevent another from slipping off the finger