keeper

Denizione di  keeper - dizionario di inglese del sito grammaticainglese.org - definizione traduzione e spiegazione grammaticale


Definizione monolingua keeper



keeper


Noun

keeper (plural keepers)


  1. One who keeps.
    Finders keepers; losers weepers.
  2. (slang) A person or thing worth keeping.
    You can throw out all the blurry photos, but the one with her and her daughter is certainly a keeper.
    • 2005, Ladies Home Journal, Volume 122, Issues 7-12, page 101,
      When he brought me home and volunteered to come with me while I walked my dog, Max, I knew he was a keeper.
    • 2008, Jennifer Zomar, A Candle for the Children, page 28,
      We hadnt dated for long when he said those three magic words: ""Ill cook tonight."" I knew he was a keeper.
    • 2008, Sherri Erwin, Naughty Or Nice, page 247,
      ""Fine,"" I agreed. “But, Josh, my sister and I can handle it. You sit, watch football with the guys.”
      “I would rather stick close to you. Besides, I love cleaning up.”
      “I knew he was a keeper,” Gran said.
  3. A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard.
  4. (sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
    • 2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, BBC:
      England should have capitalised on their growing momentum to win, but Darren Bent failed to reproduce the finishing touches that have brought him goals in three successive appearances. He was blocked by Diego Benaglio when he was played in by Wilshere then blazed over the top of an open goal late on after Youngs shot was saved by Switzerlands keeper.
  5. A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
  6. (American football) An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.


Definizione italiano>inglese keeper


portiere
  guardian of goal
conservatore
custode
guardia
guardiano
infermiere
sentinella
sorvegliante

Altri significati:


Traduzione 'veloce'



portiere ,conservatore ,custode ,guardia ,guardiano


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