keeper
noun
a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
underkeeper
-
a word derived from
keeper.
Example Sentences
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Am I my brother's keeper, or even his underkeeper?
From The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley
One was her father, another the underkeeper, and the third was a stranger.
From The New Tenant by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
“Here, I ain’t going any further,” grumbled the underkeeper.
From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Frank Dadd
I hope that will be considered, Miss. I am sure if Tom had been an underkeeper, as Mr. Roberts once talked of, this would never have happened.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
