minder

[ mahyn-der ]

/ ˈmaɪn dər /

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noun

Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination): a baby-minder.

British. foster child.

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Origin of minder

1400–50; late Middle English: one who remembers. See mind, -er¹

Words nearby minder

mind-boggling, M.Ind.E., minded, Mindel, Minden, minder, mind-expanding, mindfuck, mindful, mindful eating, mindfulness

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How to use minder in a sentence

Multiple countries are developing autonomous weapons that have the potential to reduce civilian casualties as well as escalate conflict faster than their minders can react.
Now that computers connect us all, for better and worse, what’s next?|Matthew Hutson|February 24, 2022|Science News
WTA chairperson and CEO Steve Simon has since been asking for a probe and a private meeting with Peng without government minders, but has been rebuffed.
Why Peng Shuai’s Denial That She Was Sexually Assaulted Only Raises More Questions for China|Chad de Guzman|February 11, 2022|Time
Es wre Spanisch oder Franzsisch und dazu eines Landes minder.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
He was followed by a machine-minder, who hurled taunts at those who still held back.
The Man in the Twilight|Ridgwell Cullum

You know, like sneaking out of school and disabling the minder-tracer on my phone.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
The minder goes upstairs, and the Witch carries a child off.
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme
It seems that Tuesday morning the cow-minder had gone out to the pen with his milk-pail and never returned.
Letters from Port Royal|Various

British Dictionary definitions for minder

minder

/ (ˈmaɪndə) /

noun

someone who looks after someone or something

short for childminder

slang an aide to someone in public life, esp a politician or political candidate, who keeps control of press and public relations

slang someone acting as a bodyguard, guard, or assistant, esp in the criminal underworld

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