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: any of various devices for keeping something in position
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a
: one suitable for or worth keeping: such as
(1)
: a fruit or vegetable that keeps well
(2)
: a fish large enough to be legally caught and kept
(3)
: one having genuine or lasting merit
their new album is a keeper
b
: a domestic animal considered with respect to how easy it is to care for
an easy keeper
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5
: an offensive football play in which the quarterback runs with the ball
Examples of keeper in a Sentence
Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!
how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper
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Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko each had first-half strikes against Sunderland, while 23-year-old keeper Senne Lammens had a three-save clean sheet in his debut.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Cardinals opened scoring with a 75-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard Miller Moss quarterback keeper.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
As of Thursday’s close, the streak stands at 67 sessions, according to MarketEdge, the keeper of the Oscillator.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Mahseiah Banks and quarterback Brandon Hahm led the Fighting Irish down field for a 47-yard scoring drive that tied the game 7-7 on Hahm’s 7-yard keeper.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Cardinals opened scoring with a 75-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard Miller Moss quarterback keeper.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
As of Thursday’s close, the streak stands at 67 sessions, according to MarketEdge, the keeper of the Oscillator.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Mahseiah Banks and quarterback Brandon Hahm led the Fighting Irish down field for a 47-yard scoring drive that tied the game 7-7 on Hahm’s 7-yard keeper.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keeper
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“Keeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keeper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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keeper
noun
keep·er
ˈkē-pər 
: one that keeps
they are keepers of their word
especially
: a person who watches, guards, or takes care of something or someone
the keeper of a shop
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