What is the Latin word for keeper?

The usual Latin words for “keeper” are custōs, porta, pontus; also hortus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“keeper” in Latin

custōsa guard, protector, watchman; a guardian, tutor; a jailer portagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage, door; way, means pontusthe sea, the deep; a wave (of the sea)hortusgarden

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

keeper

custos (general term; portae, pontis, hortorum): The keeper of the great seal, *signi reipublicae (or signi regii) custos. Keeper of a prison [Vid: JAILER].

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Quick answer

What is the Latin word for keeper?: The usual Latin words for “keeper” are custōs, porta, pontus; also hortus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.