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keep·er Listen to audio/ˈki:pɚ/ noun
plural keep·ers
[count] 1 a : a person whose job is to guard or take care of something or someone
a lion keeper …am I my brother's keeper? — Genesis 4:9 (KJV)see also doorkeeper, gamekeeper, gatekeeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, zookeeper
b Brit : curator
2 US, informal : something or someone that is worth keeping : something or someone that is good, valuable, etc.
Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!
3 : goalkeeper
4 American football : a play in which the quarterback runs with the ball
The quarterback gained five yards on a keeper.
finders keepers (losers weepers)see finder

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