keeper

Other forms of keeper

plural

keepers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about keeper

What does keeper mean?

keeper means "someone in charge of other people". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in keeper?

keeper has 2 syllables: kee-per. The stress falls on "kee". In IPA it is /ˈkipɚ/.

What is another word for keeper?

Close synonyms include custodian, steward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is keeper a common word?

keeper is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with keeper?

10 words rhyme with keeper. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.