keeper
Roget category 753
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.6. General intersocial volition
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#753.
Keeper
noun
keeper,
custodian,
custos [Lat.],
ranger,
warder,
jailer,
gaoler,
turnkey,
castellan†,
guard —
watchdog,
watchman —
Charley —
chokidar†,
durwan†,
hayward† —
sentry,
sentinel —
watch and ward —
concierge,
coast guard,
guarda costa [Sp.],
game keeper.
escort,
bodyguard.
protector,
governor,
duenna [Sp.] —
guardian —
governess
etc.
(teacher)
540 —
nurse,
nanny,
babysitter,
catsitter,
dogsitter,
bonne [Fr.],
ayah†.
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