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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
Nordstrom Rack Double Keeper Belt Nordstrom Rack is replete with black belts that won’t break the bank — one of them being this slim leather belt with a gold buckle and two gold keepers, which comes in sizes small to extra large.
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Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Battery life is legit long, and the cameras turn everyday snaps into keepers.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
His collection spans hundreds of rare varieties gathered from Appalachian and Cherokee seed keepers, the product of four decades spent working with mountain communities and recording the oral histories tied to seeds.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
In the hours after birth, the keepers heard signs of trouble from the suite where the baby and Nasha were introduced.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, early horse keepers unknowingly promoted the rise of ZFPM1 by selecting less aggressive, more manageable animals, laying the foundation for domestication.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
We are perceived as temple keepers.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That could also be a number that appeals to the record keepers, because numbers and records that revolve around season totals would be impacted by shaving games off the schedule.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In most families, grandmothers are pillars of support, legendary cooks, the matriarchs who are the keepers of all the family's stories (and secrets), and the very willing babysitter who frequently sweeps in to save date night.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Battery life is legit long, and the cameras turn everyday snaps into keepers.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
His collection spans hundreds of rare varieties gathered from Appalachian and Cherokee seed keepers, the product of four decades spent working with mountain communities and recording the oral histories tied to seeds.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
In the hours after birth, the keepers heard signs of trouble from the suite where the baby and Nasha were introduced.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, early horse keepers unknowingly promoted the rise of ZFPM1 by selecting less aggressive, more manageable animals, laying the foundation for domestication.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
We are perceived as temple keepers.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That could also be a number that appeals to the record keepers, because numbers and records that revolve around season totals would be impacted by shaving games off the schedule.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In most families, grandmothers are pillars of support, legendary cooks, the matriarchs who are the keepers of all the family's stories (and secrets), and the very willing babysitter who frequently sweeps in to save date night.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepers
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Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Cyber Defenses Agentic AI presents a compelling vision for the future of cybersecurity, one in which intelligent agents function as relentless, adaptive custodians, collaborating with human professionals.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Former wardens criticized the prison system's drug-treatment program and inmate security classification practices.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Between tireless searches for survivors and cleanup work, the wardens pushed aside desks to make room for cots in classrooms and showered in bare locker rooms.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The rest rely on parents or guardians.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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And there is good reason companies still employ janitors to sweep floors despite the invention of the Roomba and commercial versions of robotic sweepers like Avidbots’ Neo.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This includes every level of staffing at local schools, from cafeteria workers to janitors, teachers to playground supervisors.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Dermish launched businesses to support the industry, offering everything from guards for drill sites to housing for oil field workers.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Sep. 2025
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Still, wildlife advocates, caretakers and scientists remain optimistic about the future.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Keepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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