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Definition of wicketkeeper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a cricket

wicketkeeper

noun

wicketkeeper pronunciation English

ˈwɪkɪtkiːpə(r) wicketkeeper pronunciation American

wicketkeeper pronunciation American

ˈwɪkɪtkiːpər

(also British English informal keeper)

(in cricket) a player who stands behind the wicket in order to stop or catch the ball