Keeper
/ˈkiːpə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts6 letters
Definition of Keeper
noun
- One who keeps something.
"Finders keepers; losers weepers]."
- A person or thing worth keeping.
- A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
- A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.