Keeper

Keeper

Keeper may mean:

* A curator as, for example, at the British Museum.
* A menstrual cup.
* In some sports, a player who protects a goal, also called a goalkeeper.
* A warden or Legal guardian.
* A gamekeeper.
* A lighthouse keeper
* A zookeeper at a zoo.
* In the universe of "Doctor Who" the Keeper is a role in the government of the Traken Union introduced during the story The Keeper of Traken who is able to maintain universal harmony within the union.
* In the universe of "Babylon 5", a Keeper is a parasitic creature employed by the Drakh to control other beings.
* "Keeper (novel)", a sports novel by Mal Peet.
* In Homeworld 2, Keepers are deadly destroyers built by the ancient Progenitors.
* A magnet keeper.
* In the Thief (series) games, a Keeper is a member of a secret society who are charged with "keeping the balance" of power even within The City.
* The Keepers (Mass Effect), a fictional artificial species from the BioWare game Mass Effect.


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