Word Meanings - LONG-STOP - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
Related words: (words related to LONG-STOP)
- 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