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English
Proper noun
Keeper (plural Keepers)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for the keeper of a castle.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English keeper.
Pronunciation
Noun
Keeper m (strong, genitive Keepers, plural Keeper, feminine Keeperin)
- (chiefly soccer) keeper, goalkeeper
- Synonyms: Tormann, Torhüter, Torwart
2008 February 20, Holger Pauler, “Schalke 04 vs. FC Porto: So wie einst mit Huub”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:In der 81. Minute tauchte Porto-Angreifer Lisandro Lopez frei vor Schalke-Keeper Manuel Neuer auf und semmelte den Ball aus fünf Metern am Tor vorbei.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Keeper” in Duden online
- “Keeper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache