keeper

Noun

keeper (plural keepers)

1. A person who keeps something.

   Finders keepers; losers weepers.

2. (slang) Something worth keeping.

   You can throw out all the blurry photos, but the one with her and her daughter is certainly a keeper.

3. A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard.
4. (sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
5. 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.
6. (American football) An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.

6 letters in word "keeper": E E E K P R.

No anagrams for keeper found in this word list.

Words found within keeper:

ee eek eke epee er ere erk keep kep kreep pe pee peek peer peke per pere perk pre pree re ree reek reke rep

• Definitions:
• someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" custodian: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
• Keeper is a fictional sports novel for children by Mal Peet, published on October 6, 2003 by Walker Books Ltd. ...
• The Keeper is a fictional character in Marvel's original Transformers comics.
• a loop of thin wire built into the shaft of the fly rod (near the grip) the fly can be attached while still connected to the tippet and line. This allows the fly fisher freedom to walk and climb without concern about hooking trees, grass or himself. ...
• A custodian installed in a place of business by a levying officer under an execution or attachment, for the purpose of realizing payment from the defendant (debtor) either voluntarily or by a legal (forced) sale of the assets.
• The protruding, hook-shaped part of a casement window lock, which is mounted on the inside surface of the sash stile.
• The leather loops on a leather watch strap which keeps the end of the strap in place once it has been fastened.
• A court appointed officer, directed to the defendants place of business for the purpose of seizing the debtors assets to satisfy a judgment.
• a dangerous hole that can hold a swimmer or boat for an extended period of time
• The person who takes care of the light in the lighthouse. (The Head Keeper is responsible for the operation of a light station.)
• The loop at the top of a thong, or the bottom of a crop, that "keeps" the thong and handle of a two piece whip together. It can be tight, as in stock whips, or loose, as in hunting whips.
• A premium offered in direct-mail marketing, for accepting a free trial of the sale merchandise—and to be kept by the consumer even it the trial item is returned.
• The metal latch plate in a door frame into which a doorknob plunger latches.
• A means of holding straps or cords, such as gun slings, together with a loop or clip made of leather, metal or plastic.
• on a doublehung window, this is part of the lock system that engages the lock latch for a secure fit.
• Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places This individual is the ultimate authority with regard to eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. ...
• “keeper” includes a person who (a) is an owner or occupier of a place, (b) assists or acts on behalf of an owner or occupier of a place, (c) appears to be, or to assist or act on behalf of an owner or occupier of a place, (d) has the care or management of a place, or (e) uses a place ...
• (Fishing) Legal size bass. Example: In Missouri bass must be 15 inches long in order to be a keeper.
• a term for a fish you don't want to release, or for a fish that meets or exceeds the legal length limits.
• The assistant to the founder. He directs the furnace work when the founder is not present.
• The loop of leather on a stock whip that the thong is attached to. This is also on the same as the keeper on the stock whip thong.
• The part of a locking arrangement that receives the plunger bolt. Also called a strike.

• keepable ←
• keep ←
• keens ←
• keeper
• → keeperless
• → keepers
• → keepership