keeper

Definitions


[ˈkiːpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who manages or looks after something or someone
(e.g: I'm your friend, not your keeper)


- a fish large enough to be kept when caught
(e.g: these lakes consistently give up healthy, pound-size keepers)

- a plain ring worn to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper

- a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored
(e.g: hazelnuts are good keepers)

- a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries