/ ˈkiːpə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
(especially in compounds) a person whose job is to take care of a building, its contents or sth valuable :
the keeper of geology at the museum
—see also shopkeeper
2.
a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo
—see also gamekeeper , zookeeper
3.
( BrE , informal ) = goalkeeper , wicketkeeper
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from keep + -er .