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underkeepers

underkeepers is the plural of underkeeper.

Meaning of underkeeper

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

Questions about underkeepers

What is underkeepers the plural of?
Underkeepers is the plural of underkeeper.

Words near underkeepers in the dictionary

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

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