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keeper

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keeper
keeper /ˈkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: keep, keeper, keeping; verb: keep; adjective: kept
1. someone who looks after animals:
    a beekeeper
    Bob is head lion keeper at the zoo.gamekeeper, zoo-keeper
2. someone whose job is to look after a particular place or thing:
    a lighthouse keeper
    keeper of
    the keeper of Greek coins in the British Museum
3. British English informal a goalkeeper
4. I am not sb’s keeper spoken used to say that you are not responsible for someone else’s actions
wicket keeper