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underkeeper

underkeeper noun: a subordinate keeper or guardian.

Noun

underkeeper (plural underkeepers)

  1. (obsolete) A subordinate keeper or guardian.
    • By the letter of the judges of the circuit court of the United States, held at Boston in June last, and the inclosed application of the underkeeper of the jail at that place, of which copies are herewith transmitted, Congress will perceive the necessity of making a suitable provision for the...1897, James D. Richardson, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents

Forms of underkeeper

pluralunderkeepers

Origin of underkeeper

From under- + keeper.

Questions about underkeeper

What does underkeeper mean?
Underkeeper means a subordinate keeper or guardian.
What part of speech is underkeeper?
Underkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of underkeeper?
The plural of underkeeper is underkeepers.

Words near underkeeper in the dictionary

  1. underjudge
  2. underjungle
  3. underjungles
  4. underkecks
  5. underkeep
  6. underkeeper
  7. underkeepers
  8. underkeeping
  9. underkeeps
  10. underkept
  11. underkill

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