keeper
One who keeps somethingOne who keeps (retains) something.
» Tom is a lighthouse keeper and leads a lonely life.
Том — сторож на маяке и ведёт уединённую жизнь.
Meaning
11 sensesOne who keeps (retains) something.
Finders keepers; losers weepers.
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
(informal)A person or thing worth keeping.
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
Wächter, Hüter
сто́рожstórož, охра́нникoxránnik, стра́жникstrážnik
The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
контрга́йкаkontrgájka
A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
- someone in charge of other people
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Examples
40 sentencesTom is a lighthouse keeper and leads a lonely life.
ruТом — сторож на маяке и ведёт уединённую жизнь.
Tom is a keeper.
Tom is a goal keeper.
ruТом - вратарь.
You're a keeper.
The keeper hasn't had a save to make.
Воротарю не довелося вступати в гру.
deDer Torhüter hatte keinen Ball zu halten.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.
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