minder

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see also: Minder

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Noun

minder (plural minders)

1. One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper
2. (British) A personal bodyguard.
3. A guide assigned by the authorities to foreign visitors so as to exercise control over their contacts with the populace.
   • 2016, Anna Fifield, I went to North Korea and was told I ask too many questions, The Washington Post (May 11, 2016):

     Was she really ill? Was she really a patient? We will never know. Suddenly, it was time to go and our minders were herding us back onto the bus.

4. (obsolete) One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.

Synonyms

• protector
• guardian

Translations

• German: Tagesmutter
• Spanish: niñera, niñero

Translations

• French: garde du corps
• German: Leibwächter
• Spanish: guardaespaldas

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Minder

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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