Thesaurus results for KEEPER

keeper

noun

ˈkē-pər

Definition of keeper

as in custodian

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 warden

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 keeper The Crisis Manager This is the keeper of all things calm, the soothing presence when things get a bit too much. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 Three plays later, on a third-and-7, Mariota sealed the win on a keeper, gaining nine yards to put Washington in victory formation. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026 With the downs resetting, the Broncos finally scored on a Nix keeper from the 1-inch line with 47 seconds left. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 Organic eggs come from hens fed organic feed instead of conventional feed that may contain grains treated with pesticides or synthetic fertilizers—or GMO grains, says Lisa Steele, fifth-generation chicken keeper. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for keeper

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Noun

Okwuosa reports the average salary for a custodian is about $45,000 this fiscal year, up from $36,900 in fiscal year 2021-22.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Under what was known as the Status Quo, a set of unwritten understandings between Israel and Jordan, the custodian of Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites, Jews could visit the shrine, but only Muslims could worship there.

— Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodian

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Hosfelt was among nine staff members, including the former warden, arrested in June 2024 and charged with felonies in connection with deaths at the prison.

— Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of warden

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Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Every child under 18 with a Social Security number has an account in their name, but parents or guardians must claim the account on an app to receive a one-time deposit of $1,000.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardian

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Elbert said an airport janitor finally grabbed the bird with her shirt.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
May Rosenberg, the wife of the critic Harold Rosenberg, once visited Krasner’s studio and assumed that the man hanging around in dungarees, not saying much of anything, was an intellectually disabled janitor.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of janitor

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The Hurricanes were missing a starting offensive lineman as right guard Max Buchanan is out for the foreseeable future with an injury.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Friends, who became his primary caretaker, said jazz remained a constant presence.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Police said a 37-year-old woman who worked as a caretaker died in the Thursday morning attack at the school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Warsaw.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026