Why is it der Keeper?
Keeper ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] Sport: The most defensive player of a sports team who is supposed to prevent the goals and is usually equipped with special rights
[1] Sport: defensivster Spieler einer Sportmannschaft, der Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist[2] Short for: bartender
[2] kurz für: BarkeeperExamples
[1] The keeper of the home team had to accept three goals conceded
[1] Die Keeper der Heimmannschaft musste drei Gegentore hinnehmen.
[2] The keeper mixes a Bloody Maryä
[2] Der Keeper mixt eine Bloody Mary.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "After his striking appearance in the bar, the keeper later told him about dubious shops"
[2] „Nach seinem auffallenden Auftritt in der Bar hat ihm der Keeper später beim Absacker etwas von dubiosen Geschäften erzählt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Keeper | die Keeper |
| Genitiv | des Keepers | der Keeper |
| Dativ | dem Keeper | den Keepern |
| Akkusativ | den Keeper | die Keeper |
Pronunciation
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