underkeeper

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noun

A subordinate keeper or guardian.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noununderkeeper (plural underkeepers)

plural underkeepers

  1. obsoleteA subordinate keeper or guardian.
    1 more example

    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 maintenance of prisoners committed to the jails of the several States under the authority of the United States.

    1897, James D. Richardson, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents

Origin

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APA

underkeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkeeper

MLA

“underkeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkeeper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underkeeper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkeeper.

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