(especially in compounds 尤用於構成複合詞 a person whose job is to take care of a building, its contents or something valuable 看守人；保管人 the keeper of geology at the museum 博物館地質資料的保管人
a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo （尤指動物園的）飼養員 - (British English, informal)
goalkeeper (= in football (soccer), hockey, etc., a player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his or her own team’s goal) 守門員： 守門員（=在足球（足球），曲棍球等中，其工作是阻止球進入自己球隊的進球的球員） - (British English, informal)
wicketkeeper (= in cricket, a player who stands behind the wicket in order to stop or catch the ball) 守門員 - (informal)
a thing or person that is worth keeping 值得保留的東西
Word OriginMiddle English: from keep + -er.
Idioms
finders keepers
- (saying)
(often used by children 兒童常用語 anyone who finds something has a right to keep it 誰找到是誰的；誰撿到的歸誰