keeper
Example Sentences
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Maise, the keeper of the books, was standing, with her son and daughter.
From Literature
Matt Henry nearly had Rahmanullah Gurbaz caught after he skied a top edge behind the stumps, but keeper Seifert and Allen collided as they both ran back and the chance went begging.
From Barron's
For both goals, his shooting leg barely swings back, which prevents keepers from being able to read the kind of shot he will take.
From BBC
The once-mighty Cuban army, which sent tens of thousands of soldiers to fight in Africa during the Cold War, is the keeper of whatever revolutionary flame remains in Cuba.
Helen, the oldest sibling, is a domineering homemaker who has appointed herself keeper of the family recipes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
