Noun

(en noun)

One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper

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(British) A personal bodyguard.

Noun

(en noun)

Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.

An ember.

(Jonathan Swift)

Slag from a metal furnace.