minder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
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).
One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.

name

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minder minders

From Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches over; a keeper”); equivalent to mind + -er.

protector guardian

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