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as in custodians
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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as in wardens
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
during the winter the keeper of the family's beach house is a local resident who looks after the place
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Recent Examples of keepers
Though New York was able to produce 72 rushing yards in the first half, the bulk of the rushing success came out of QB keepers by Fields and fill-in Tyrod Taylor, who collectively gained 27 rushing yards on five runs.
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Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Perhaps every club should put their keepers through finishing school.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The zoo posted on Facebook Friday night that its keepers are seeking name suggestions, with people flooding the comment section with ideas.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition to the view, the museum includes belongings, photos and memories of the lighthouse keepers and their families.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Kaliakmanis had two keepers for TDs against the Hawkeyes.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
These are the keepers of your company’s vision, culture and intellectual property.
—Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The history of speed records on the Grand Teton for both men and women is rife with unofficial attempts, or attempts that record keepers have discredited by flagging.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
But first, the top of the rock had to be blasted to make room for the lighthouse keepers’ houses, since there was barely any flat space on the summit (only between 10 and 12 feet).
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Perhaps every club should put their keepers through finishing school.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The zoo posted on Facebook Friday night that its keepers are seeking name suggestions, with people flooding the comment section with ideas.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition to the view, the museum includes belongings, photos and memories of the lighthouse keepers and their families.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Kaliakmanis had two keepers for TDs against the Hawkeyes.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
These are the keepers of your company’s vision, culture and intellectual property.
—Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The history of speed records on the Grand Teton for both men and women is rife with unofficial attempts, or attempts that record keepers have discredited by flagging.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
But first, the top of the rock had to be blasted to make room for the lighthouse keepers’ houses, since there was barely any flat space on the summit (only between 10 and 12 feet).
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepers
Noun
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But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ciske has also gotten creative in making sure kids can keep coming with their guardians.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Low-wage service workers, including cleaners, janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers and other staffers who keep buildings operating, are often out of luck.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 1990, for example, two robbers dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, restrained the guards and made off with 13 pieces of artwork 81 minutes later.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Nicolas Peyrin, deputy secretary general of the prison guards’ union, told CNN affiliate BFMTV that the additional security provided for the former president was not needed.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Candy Hooten and her daughter Kalie Morrison are among those who are caretakers of the cave.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Three years ago, Lola was found brutally murdered in the trunk of a car outside the apartment building where her mother and father — Delphine and Johan Daviet — worked as caretakers.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Keepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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