minder (ˈmaɪndə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | someone who looks after someone or something |
| 2. | short for childminder |
| 3. | slang an aide to someone in public life, esp a politician or political candidate, who keeps control of press and public relations |
| 4. | slang someone acting as a bodyguard, guard, or assistant, esp in the criminal underworld |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |