minder
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minder¹
Rhymes with -aɪndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches over; a keeper”); equivalent to mind + -er.
noun minders
- One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper. With the bulky, heavy helmet for the film strapped on, I was inside a fully immersive virtual world. With de la Peña playing minder and holding a tether which prevented me from bumping into walls, I somehow ended up inside the news story.
- A personal bodyguard.
- A monitor assigned by the authorities to someone, such as a foreign visitor (to exercise control over their contacts with the populace) or a journalist or someone who is speaking to journalists (to monitor and control what they say). The twenty-eight journalists who sailed with the task force were accompanied by seven censors or 'minders' from the MoD, as well as by military press officers attached to each unit.
- One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.
Minder²
proper noun Minders
- A surname.
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noun One who minds someone or something
| Español | niñera, niñero |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Betreuer, Tagesmutter, Babysitter |
noun bodyguard
| Español | guardaespaldas |
|---|---|
| Français | garde du corps |
| Deutsch | Leibwächter |
Talk about this word "minder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. minder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minder "minder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minder.Cite this
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title = {minder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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