Guard and Keeper

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Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

Usage example: checked in with the security guard at the gate

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Keeper is a synonym for guard in protector topic. In some cases you can use "Keeper" instead a noun "Guard", when it comes to topics like jailer.

Keeper noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

Usage example: how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper

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Guard is a synonym for keeper in guardian topic. You can use "Guard" instead a noun "Keeper", if it concerns topics such as jailer.

Nearby Words: keep, keeping

human	human guard	human keeper
old	old guard	old keeper
good	good guard	good keeper
female	female guard	female keeper
Other adjectives: regular, alien, original, poor, actual, real, constant, big, main, young, secret, new, former, final, next, last, previous.

He acts as a confidential advisor, spokesperson, guard, justice keeper, peace and order keeper, contact with the real world....

Source: Comic Book / Pierre Tombal
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the Trope Codifier, in which Parzival, destined to be its keeper, is initially found unworthy to guard it, before embarking on a spiritual struggle to find it.

Source: Public Domain Artifact aka: Kusanagi
In Housemates, during Brother's Keeper, a guard tells this to Loki—right before being stabbed in the neck.

Source: Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight

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