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keeper
noun
a
person
who
guards
,
protects
,
or
takes
care
of
people
,
animals
,
or
property
.
•
The
museum
keeper
locks
all
the
exhibits
safely
every
evening
.
The
museum
keeper
locks
all
the
exhibits
safely
every
evening
.
•
Our
friendly
neighborhood
keeper
watches
over
the
park
playground
.
Our
friendly
neighborhood
keeper
watches
over
the
park
playground
.
From
Middle
English
keper
,
agent
noun
from
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,
meaning
one
who
keeps
.
noun
(
sports
)
the
player
on
a
team
who
tries
to
stop
the
opposing
team
from
scoring
by
defending
the
goal
.
•
The
keeper
dived
to
save
the
penalty
kick
.
The
keeper
dived
to
save
the
penalty
kick
.
•
Our
team's
keeper
has
not
let
in
a
single
goal
this
season
.
Our
team's
keeper
has
not
let
in
a
single
goal
this
season
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
person
or
thing
that
is
worth
keeping
because
it
is
especially
good
or
useful
.
•
This
old
book
is
a
real
keeper
with
rare
illustrations
.
This
old
book
is
a
real
keeper
with
rare
illustrations
.
•
That
dress
you
found
at
the
sale
is
a
keeper
!
That
dress
you
found
at
the
sale
is
a
keeper
!
beekeeper
noun
a
person
who
looks
after
bees
in
hives
and
collects
honey
,
wax
,
or
other
products
from
them
•
The
beekeeper
carefully
lifted
the
wooden
frame
to
inspect
the
honeycomb
.
The
beekeeper
carefully
lifted
the
wooden
frame
to
inspect
the
honeycomb
.
•
A
local
beekeeper
sells
jars
of
fresh
honey
at
the
bustling
Saturday
farmers
’
market
.
A
local
beekeeper
sells
jars
of
fresh
honey
at
the
bustling
Saturday
farmers
’
market
.
Formed
in
English
from
bee
+
keeper
in
the
mid-17th
century
,
meaning
“
one
who
keeps
bees
.”
goalkeeper
noun
a
player
in
football
(
also
called
soccer
)
and
similar
team
sports
who
tries
to
stop
the
opposing
team
from
scoring
by
blocking
or
catching
the
ball
near
the
goal
.
•
The
goalkeeper
dived
across
the
goal
to
make
an
incredible
save
.
The
goalkeeper
dived
across
the
goal
to
make
an
incredible
save
.
•
She
has
been
our
team's
goalkeeper
for
three
seasons
now
.
She
has
been
our
team's
goalkeeper
for
three
seasons
now
.
Mid-19th
century
:
from
'goal'
+
'keeper'
,
first
appearing
in
early
organized
football
in
England
.
groundskeeper
noun
-
groundskeep
,
groundskeeping
,
groundskeeps
,
groundskept
a
person
whose
job
is
to
maintain
and
care
for
the
outdoor
areas
of
a
building
,
park
,
or
sports
field
,
such
as
mowing
lawns
,
trimming
hedges
,
and
planting
flowers
.
•
The
groundskeeper
at
the
park
mows
the
grass
every
morning
before
visitors
arrive
.
The
groundskeeper
at
the
park
mows
the
grass
every
morning
before
visitors
arrive
.
•
Our
school's
groundskeeper
planted
new
trees
along
the
playground
fence
.
Our
school's
groundskeeper
planted
new
trees
along
the
playground
fence
.
Originally
from
'grounds'
(
the
land
surrounding
a
building
)
+
'keeper'
(
someone
who
guards
or
maintains
),
first
used
in
the
19th
century
for
caretakers
of
estates
.
groundkeeper
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
take
care
of
the
land
,
grass
,
trees
,
and
plants
around
a
building
,
park
,
or
sports
field
•
The
groundkeeper
mows
the
grass
at
the
park
every
morning
.
The
groundkeeper
mows
the
grass
at
the
park
every
morning
.
•
Our
school
hired
a
new
groundkeeper
to
keep
the
playground
tidy
.
Our
school
hired
a
new
groundkeeper
to
keep
the
playground
tidy
.
formed
from
"
ground
" (
land
or
area
around
a
building
)
+
"
keeper
" (
person
who
takes
care
of
something
)