keepers
Those who guard
Keepers is the plural of keeper—those who keep, guard, or maintain something: zookeepers, beekeepers, gatekeepers.
In casual speech, keepers are things worth keeping: Most of the photos were duds, but a few were keepers.
The phrase finders keepers asserts that whoever finds something gets to keep it.
Those who tend captive fauna
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- innkeepersLodging establishment managers
- groundskeepersProperty maintenance workers
- beekeepersThose who maintain hives
gamekeepers · housekeepers · shopkeepers · goalkeepers · wicketkeepers · peacekeepers · timekeepers · bookkeepers
Those remaining from before
- survivorsThose still alive after
- remaindersWhat stays after subtraction
- selectionsChosen items from options
- chosen onesSelected for special purpose
finalists · picks · stays · saves · catches · winners · best of the bunch
Objects passed through family lines
- collectiblesItems people amass
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- antiquesValuable old items
- treasuresPrized possessions or valuables
souvenirs · mementos · keepsakes · artifacts · relics · rarities · gems · valuables
Influential person or large swimmer
- trophy fishNotable specimen worth displaying
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- creelAngler's wicker container
- haulPull or carry laboriously
good catch · whopper · lunker
zookeepers
Those who tend captive fauna
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- innkeepersLodging establishment managers
- groundskeepersProperty maintenance workers
beekeepers · gamekeepers · housekeepers · shopkeepers · goalkeepers · wicketkeepers · peacekeepers · timekeepers · bookkeepers
holdovers
Those remaining from before
- survivorsThose still alive after
- remaindersWhat stays after subtraction
- selectionsChosen items from options
chosen ones · finalists · picks · stays · saves · catches · winners · best of the bunch
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- collectiblesItems people amass
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- antiquesValuable old items
treasures · souvenirs · mementos · keepsakes · artifacts · relics · rarities · gems · valuables · hoard
big fish
Influential person or large swimmer
- trophy fishNotable specimen worth displaying
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- creelAngler's wicker container
good catch · haul · whopper · lunker
- desirablesmust-haves, essentials, favorites, picks, finds
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- animal feedingfeed, feeder, food bowl, food bowls, feeding time
- caretakerscaretaker, caretakers, caregiver, guardian, minder
- guardiansguardian angel, protector, protectors, guardians, guard
- sanctuarycaretakers, volunteers, enclosures, visitor centers, donations
keepersdiscards
Things thrown away
rejects · throwaways · castoffs · disposables · trash
keepersabandoners
Those who forsake others
surrenderers · liberators · deserters · freeloaders · wards
- finders keepersDiscoverer claims ownership
- lighthouse keeperOne who maintains coastal beacons
- zoo keeperMaintains captive wildlife
- record keeperOne who maintains documentation
- goal keeperPlayer defending the net
- score keeperOne who tracks points
keeper, shopkeeper, housekeeper, bookkeeper, innkeeper, gatekeeper, goalkeeper, timekeeper, peacekeeper