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词汇 keeper
释义 keeper
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkiː.pər/ us /ˈkiː.pɚ/

keepernoun[C] (CARER)


B1
a person who takes care of animals or is in charge of valuable objects, a building, etc.: 饲养者;保管人;看守人
For a time he worked as an elephant keeper at Edinburgh Zoo.
bees and their keepers
the keeper of a lighthouse灯塔看守人
See also
beekeeper
lock-keeper
park keeperUK
zookeeper
Compare
attendantnoun
caretaker(IN A BUILDING)UK
concierge
custodianUS
janitormainly US, or Scottish English
porter(PERSON)UK
steward
warden(MANAGER)
watchman
security guard
doorman
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Protection and protectors
adopt
adoptable
aegis
anti-shark
anti-skid
chaperone
cybersecurity
defence mechanism
den mother
doorkeeper
elder care
preservationist
rewilding
ring-fence
safe space
safeguarding
safekeeping
weatherstripping
white knight
witness protection

keepernoun[C] (GOOD PERSON/THING)


informal
someone with good qualities, who you can have a long relationship with:
If he introduces you to all his friends, he's a keeper.
informal
something good that is likely to be successful or useful for a long time:
These new shows are keepers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

People having good qualities
advertisement
altruist
angel
beatify
brick
bunch
gem
hidden depths
jewel
mensch
not be as black as you are paintedidiom
paragon
poppet
rough diamond
saint
salt
salt of the earthidiom
softie
sweetheart
treasure

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Good and excellent things

keepernoun[C] (SPORT)


B1informal
in some sports, the player who stands in the team's goal to try to stop the other team from scoring: 守门员
I thought he was going to cross the ball and so did the keeper.
He's the keeper for an ice hockey team.
Synonym
goalkeeper
informal
a cricket player who stands behind the wicket(= the set of three vertical sticks at which the ball is aimed) and whose job is to catch the ball if the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) does not hit it:
Four of the batsmen who perished were caught behind the wicket by the keeper.
Synonym
wicketkeeper
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
anchorman
attacker
back four
baller
ballplayer
challenger
competitor
jumper
logroller
long-jumper
longboarder
major league
mid-table
opponent
retire
torero
toxophilite
traceur
trampolinist
trialist

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Cricket

keeper | American Dictionary


keeper
noun[ C ]
us/ˈki·pər/
someone responsible for guarding or taking care of a person, animal, or thing:
an animal keeper
Each of the contest judges was assigned a keeper.

keeper | Business English


keeper
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkiːpər/us
a person who takes care of animals, buildings, etc. or is in charge of valuable objects or information:
He is the organization's official record keeper.
an assistant keeper at the museum
informal
something that is worth keeping:
I've tried many products similar to this, but this one is a keeper!
The company is doing well, and their stock is definitely a keeper.

See also


shopkeeper
storekeeper

Examples of keeper


keeper
The people held this idol in such reverence and awe that no one but his keepers dared approach or touch him.
In contrast, anecdotal accounts of rapid deterioration have led to the classification of some species as 'bad keepers'.
In addition, annual reports of databases were examined and database "keepers" were queried.
In addition, this time of shadowing will provide me the invaluable opportunity to talk to the keepers, and gain considerable knowledge from the primary caregivers.
After all, we are in effect the heirs and keepers of this ambivalent image of the pandit.
However, about one-third of the sheep keepers at both sites reported keeping their animals for more than three objectives.
As members of our profession, we alone must be its keepers.
There were also accountants, lawyers, doctors, coal merchants, inn and hotel keepers, grocers and butchers all aged over 65.
Her view of the keeper's cottage is at once prophetic and anachronistic.
I began with a null hypothesis that the presence of visitors (excluding keepers) would not produce increased activity.
Studies of social behaviour among zoo chimpanzees may also add to the understanding among zoo keepers and managers about the animals in their care.
Older sheep keepers and also those with better education were less likely to keep sheep for milk, meat and multiple purposes.
Meanwhile, the review point often checked by functional managers while stage gate process's gate keepers are always senior managers.
The impact being implementation of programmes that strengthened women's roles as home keepers, invariably adding more burden on women.
In mining areas many miners and colliers worked at the pit head or as time keepers.
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Collocations withkeeper


keeper

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assistant keeper
In this same museum a junior assistant keeper earns less per year than a municipal dustman earned even before settlement of the recent strike.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
lighthouse keeper
The only other advertisement is for a lighthousekeeper.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
record keeper
He was a meticulous recordkeeper whose exhaustive documentation practices, unique to museums today, created a level of documentation that set standards in the field.
From
Wikipedia

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