keeper

noun

/ˈkiːpə(r)/

/ˈkiːpər/

Idioms

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(especially in compounds) a person whose job is to take care of a building, its contents or something valuable
- the keeper of geology at the museum
see also shopkeeper
a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo see also gamekeeper, zookeeper
(British English, informal) goalkeeper (= in football (soccer), hockey, etc., a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his or her own team’s goal)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
(British English, informal) wicketkeeper (= in cricket, a player who stands behind the wicket in order to stop or catch the ball)
(informal) a thing or person that is worth keeping

Word OriginMiddle English: from keep + -er.

Idioms

finders keepers

(saying) (often used by children) anyone who finds something has a right to keep it

单词	keeper
释义	keeper noun /ˈkiːpə(r)/ /ˈkiːpər/ Idioms jump to other results (especially in compounds) a person whose job is to take care of a building, its contents or something valuable the keeper of geology at the museum see also shopkeeper a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo see also gamekeeper, zookeeper (British English, informal) goalkeeper (= in football (soccer), hockey, etc., a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his or her own team’s goal)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1 (British English, informal) wicketkeeper (= in cricket, a player who stands behind the wicket in order to stop or catch the ball) (informal) a thing or person that is worth keeping Word OriginMiddle English: from keep + -er. Idioms finders keepers (saying) (often used by children) anyone who finds something has a right to keep it
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