minder
One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattleOne who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
» Minders monitored our every step in Pyongyang.
Meaning
4 sensesOne who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
Betreuer, Tagesmutter, Babysitter
(UK)A personal bodyguard.
Leibwächter
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).
someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors
(obsolete)One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.
Examples
1 sentencesMinders monitored our every step in Pyongyang.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches oFrom Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches over; a keeper”); equivalent to mind + -er.
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Forms
plural: mindersSynonyms
4 synonyms- a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babies' parents are working:babyminderbaby minder