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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
These keepers of all the knowledge and wisdom humans have gathered as parents are right in front of us—no smart phone required.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors called a series of record keepers whose brief testimony bolstered their claim that there is no evidence Ana Walshe left on her own from the family’s Massachusetts home after January 1, 2023, when she was last seen alive celebrating the New Year.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
For an additional fee, visitors 18 years and older can also feed these animals with the help of keepers.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
These libraries are keepers of knowledge, which a private citizen can also be, but the latter’s reasoning is often of its own sort.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The keepers work year-round to maintain the star.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Officials had previously said the Canadian bishops would receive the artifacts with the explicit understanding that the ultimate keepers will be the Indigenous communities themselves.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
The team’s first four 2025 draft picks look like keepers.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors called a series of record keepers whose brief testimony bolstered their claim that there is no evidence Ana Walshe left on her own from the family’s Massachusetts home after January 1, 2023, when she was last seen alive celebrating the New Year.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
For an additional fee, visitors 18 years and older can also feed these animals with the help of keepers.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
These libraries are keepers of knowledge, which a private citizen can also be, but the latter’s reasoning is often of its own sort.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The keepers work year-round to maintain the star.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Officials had previously said the Canadian bishops would receive the artifacts with the explicit understanding that the ultimate keepers will be the Indigenous communities themselves.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
The team’s first four 2025 draft picks look like keepers.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepers
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Island custodians began restoring the vegetation in the 1960s—work that continues in the resort’s nursery.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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And fans end up getting to talk about their team like fans, not custodians of some dusty historical archive nobody wants to visit.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Since at least last Wednesday, wardens have been searching the Jefferson Hills area for a deer with a jug on its head.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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Forest wardens walk into Kyebi Forest Reserve in the East Akim Municipal district in Ghana.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where a book a day keeps the bombs away.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Eight Democratic candidates appeared at a forum sponsored by SEIU United Service Workers West, which represents more than 45,000 janitors, security officers, airport service employees and other workers in California.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Texas guards contributed as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Her death devastated her supporters and caretakers.—
Colbi Edmonds,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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At her home day care, Rodriguez employs a group of teachers and caretakers who are, for the most part, either in their twenties and childless or else parents with at least one child enrolled in the day care.—
Lauren Hilgers,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Keepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepers. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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