Thesaurus results for MINDER

minder

noun

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as in guardian

a person or group that watches over someone or something those self-appointed minders of other people's morals

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Recent Examples of minder The net-minder won the race but lost the battle. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Anders Dreyer fired off a shot in the 81st minute that Callender saved just before the goal line — the second time the Loons net-minder denied Dreyer in such fashion. —

Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 Grace’s intellectual humility transforms Carl from a minder into a partner. —

Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 Word has it that as the team was passing through border security--on the way back to Iran--each woman was taken aside to speak to Australian officials and interpreters without minders listening in. —

Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the chance for the players to consider asylum came down to last-minute discussions at Sydney Airport where the women were separated from their minders and had time to call their families. —

Bryan Llenas , Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 Burke said most members of the Iranian delegation had the opportunity for a private meeting with officials – facilitated by a heavy police presence to separate them from Iranian minders. —

Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026 The Guardian reported that a number of players had escaped their government minders after their match and were in police protective custody. —

Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 Other than that let the factory maintenance minder pick the intervals. —

Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Of course, none of this would be possible if the DOJ and Blanche happened to remember the department’s own function as the ostensible guardian of the rule of law.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
In California, babies between 15 days and 6 months can only work for 20 minutes at a time and spend two hours on set per day; also mandatory is a nurse, a guardian and a studio teacher, who ensures the baby’s wellbeing is looked after.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026