KEEPER


Meaning of KEEPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkē-pər ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : one that keeps: as

a. : protector

b. : gamekeeper

c. : warden

d. : custodian

e. chiefly British : curator

2. : any of various devices for keeping something in position

3.

a. : one suitable for or worth keeping: as

(1) : a fruit or vegetable that keeps well

(2) : a fish large enough to be legally caught and kept

(3) : one having genuine or lasting merit

their new album is a keeper

b. : a domestic animal considered with respect to how easy it is to care for

an easy keeper

4. : goalkeeper

5. : an offensive football play in which the quarterback runs with the ball

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.