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keeper

noun

1 he was made keeper of the archives at court:

curator, conservator, custodian, guardian, administrator, overseer;

steward, caretaker, superintendent;

governor, warden, attendant.

2 he was keeper of an inn:

proprietor, owner, holder, possessor, master/mistress, landlord/landlady.

3 she's not a child and you're not her keeper:

guardian, protector, defender, guard, bodyguard, escort, attendant, chaperone, nursemaid, nurse;

British carer, minder.

4 the prisoners' keepers would sometimes confiscate books:

jailer, prison officer, guard, warden, custodian, sentry;

British warder;

informal screw.

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