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minder

[ mahyn-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

minder

/ ˈmaɪndə /

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

Origin of minder¹

1400–50; late Middle English: one who remembers. See mind, -er ¹

Es wre Spanisch oder Franzsisch und dazu eines Landes minder.

He was followed by a machine-minder, who hurled taunts at those who still held back.

You know, like sneaking out of school and disabling the minder-tracer on my phone.

The minder goes upstairs, and the Witch carries a child off.

It seems that Tuesday morning the cow-minder had gone out to the pen with his milk-pail and never returned.

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