1 (especially in compounds) a person whose job is to look after a building, its contents or sth valuable:
the keeper of geology at the museum
seealsoSHOPKEEPER
2 a person whose job is to look after animals, especially in a ZOO
seealsoGAMEKEEPER, ZOOKEEPER
3 (BrE, informal) = GOALKEEPER, WICKETKEEPER
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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