Definition of keeper

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Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..

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Jailer :: Jailer (n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.
Warder :: Warder (n.) One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.
Boxkeeper :: Boxkeeper (n.) An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
Chronometer :: Chronometer (n.) An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
Long-stop :: Long-stop (n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
Warden :: Warden (n.) A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
Nab :: Nab (n.) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot..
Innkeeper :: Innkeeper (n.) An innholder.
Porterage :: Porterage (n.) The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
Merchant :: Merchant (n.) One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.
Cashier :: Cashier (n.) One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company..
Bridge-ward :: Bridge-ward (n.) A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
Herdsman :: Herdsman (n.) The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
Matron :: Matron (n.) A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital..
Gaoler :: Gaoler (n.) The keeper of a jail. See Jailer.
Shoppish :: Shoppish (a.) Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper, or shopman..
Keepership :: Keepership (n.) The office or position of a keeper.
Putour :: Putour (n.) A keeper of a brothel; a procurer.
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