No. 5,267 in Dutch
keeper
Goalkeeper (in sports).
In a sentence
De keeper in het voetbalteam heeft een uitstekende wedstrijd gespeeld.
The goalkeeper in the soccer team played an excellent match.
Here, 'keeper' refers to a goalkeeper or goalie, the player in soccer responsible for preventing the ball from entering the goal.
Hij zegt dat hij een keeper is van een oude traditie.
He says he is a keeper of an old tradition.
In this context, 'keeper' means the guardian or protector of something, such as traditions or heritage.
Die aanbieding is echt een keeper voor je bedrijf.
That offer is truly a keeper for your company.
Here, 'keeper' is used figuratively and means something worth keeping or retaining, often implying lasting value or importance.
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