ALL meanings of under-keeper
un·der-keep·er
U u - noun under-keeper a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate. 1
- noun under-keeper a person who assumes responsibility for another's behavior: He refused to be his brother's keeper. 1
- noun under-keeper a person who owns or operates a business (usually used in combination): a hotelkeeper. 1
- noun under-keeper a person who is responsible for the maintenance of something (often used in combination): a zookeeper; a groundskeeper. 1
- noun under-keeper a person charged with responsibility for the preservation and conservation of something valuable, as a curator or game warden. 1
- noun under-keeper a person who conforms to or abides by a requirement: a keeper of his word. 1
- noun under-keeper a fish that is of sufficient size to be caught and retained without violating the law. 1
- noun under-keeper Football. a play in which the quarterback retains the ball and runs with it, usually after faking a hand-off or pass. 1
- noun under-keeper something that serves to hold in place, retain, etc., as on a door lock. 1
- noun under-keeper something that lasts well, as a fruit. 1
- noun under-keeper guard ring. 1
- noun under-keeper an iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent horseshoe magnet for preserving the strength of the magnet during storage. 1