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Word Meanings - LONG-STOP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.

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  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • WHICH
    the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
  • KEEPER
    1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything. 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. 3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
  • WICKET
    The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working. Raymond. Wicket door, Wicket gate, a small door or gate; a wicket. See def. 1, above. Bunyan. -- Wicket keeper , the player who stands behind the wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to
  • KEEPERSHIP
    The office or position of a keeper. Carew.
  • OUTKEEPER
    An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
  • INNKEEPER
    An innholder.
  • POUNDKEEPER; POUND-KEEPER
    The keeper of a pound.
  • CROWKEEPER
    A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak.
  • BOOKKEEPER
    One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.
  • SHOPKEEPER
    A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison.
  • HOUSEKEEPER
    1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke. 2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants
  • DOORKEEPER
    One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.
  • BARKEEPER
    One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors.
  • GAMEKEEPER
    One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve. Blackstone.
  • BOXKEEPER
    An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
  • UNDERKEEPER
    A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray.
  • STOREKEEPER
    1. A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a naval storekeeper. 2. One who keeps a "store;" a shopkeeper. See 1st Store, 3.
  • TIMEKEEPER
    1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece. 2. A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time. Specifically: -- A person who keeps a record of the time spent by workmen at their work. One who gives the time for the departure

 

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