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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper
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Recent Examples of keeper
The take was a keeper, beyond perfect.
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Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Two plays later quarterback Louis Garcia gave the Jaguars a 14-7 lead with his 7-yard keeper.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Chapple said DynamoDB is a record-keeper that helps track user information and store key data.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
And there is the Tamaha, an all-powerful woman, the King’s aunt, who is the keeper of the Life-Affecting Fan.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Two plays later quarterback Louis Garcia gave the Jaguars a 14-7 lead with his 7-yard keeper.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Chapple said DynamoDB is a record-keeper that helps track user information and store key data.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
And there is the Tamaha, an all-powerful woman, the King’s aunt, who is the keeper of the Life-Affecting Fan.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeper
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Directed and written by Tom DeNucci (Vault), The Roaring Game chronicles the journey of Ricky, a high school custodian who loses everything when his girlfriend is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Akeem Pierre, 42, was charged in municipal court in Dorchester Thursday with animal cruelty and animal cruelty by a custodian.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Falco is introduced to the world Kingstown as Nina Hobbs, the new warden running the prison where Kyle will be sent to.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit named the governor, the director and deputy director of the MDOC, and about three dozen employees, from corrections officers to the warden.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Enough so, Jelinek says, that Bagby, who was 18, even became his temporary legal guardian to make filming easier on his parents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Police are hoping the find will remind parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.—
Linda Goler Blount,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Indiana, a church hired a janitor convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was especially the case with Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, who was among more than two dozen arrested for his role in the sports betting FBI probe.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In his recent appearance on Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler, Eugene Levy meets the Prince of Wales, 43, on the grounds of Windsor Castle — and the actor is immediately caught off guard by the royal’s mode of transportation.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Morelli is a husband and father with a 9-year-old daughter and the sole caretaker of his 79-year-old mother, per the memo from Joslin, who requested a sentence of 27-33 months.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Her caretakers were identified as Enrique Junior Navedo, 43, and Loy Lynn La Pierre, 58.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Keeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeper. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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