keeper

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone in charge of other people
  2. noun one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Etymology

From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.

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