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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Keeper \Keep"er\, n. 1. One who or that which keeps; one who or that which holds or has possession of anything 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. 3. One who has the care custody, or superintendence of anything as the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver. The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6. 4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position. Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii 5. 5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place as: a The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. b A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. c A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap. 6. A fruit that keeps well as the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. -- Downing. {Keeper of the forest} (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. {Keeper of the great seal}, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] {Keeper of the King's conscience}, the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] {Keeper of the privy seal} (styled also lord privy seal), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called {clerk of the privy seal}. [Eng.] {Keeper of a magnet}, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: keeper n 1: someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" 2: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: {custodian}, {steward}]
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