Hero and Keeper

Hero

Hero noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.

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Keeper and hero are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keeper" instead a noun "Hero".

Nearby Words: heroic, heroine, heroism, heroically

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

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Hero and keeper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hero" instead a noun "Keeper".

Nearby Words: keep, keeping

human	human hero	human keeper
old	old hero	old keeper
female	female hero	female keeper
better	better hero	better keeper
Other adjectives: typical, alien, average, original, true, powerful, actual, real, male, black, main, young, capable, new, reluctant, former, titular, next, last, previous, eponymous.

In "The Second Summoning" by Tanya Huff, the first sex between the Keeper and the Hero calls an angel down from heaven.

Source: Female Angel, Male Demon
For cases in which the hero doesn't know that someone knows his secret, see Secret Secret-Keeper.

Source: Secret Keeper
Often, the existence of a Secret Keeper is only hinted at, rather than explicitly revealed to either the hero or the audience.

Source: Secret Keeper

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