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as in custodians
a person or group that watches over someone or something
how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper
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as in wardens
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
during the winter the keeper of the family's beach house is a local resident who looks after the place
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Recent Examples of keepers
We not our brother and our sisters’ keepers anymore.
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Rance Collins, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Pesto’s parents, Tango and Hudson, take care of him along with the keepers, who feed him 25 fish a day.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Rance Collins, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Pesto’s parents, Tango and Hudson, take care of him along with the keepers, who feed him 25 fish a day.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Keepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepers. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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