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
Mielants keeps his movie’s volume at 11, robbing these kids (and their minders) of any quieter nuance that might humanize them.
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Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The hybrids’ minder, Kirsh (Timothy Olyphant), is an old-school synthetic who urges his charges to embrace their novelty.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Uber has experimented there with such cars, although each still comes with a human minder behind the wheel, who takes over in case the software fails.
—Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017
Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The hybrids’ minder, Kirsh (Timothy Olyphant), is an old-school synthetic who urges his charges to embrace their novelty.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Uber has experimented there with such cars, although each still comes with a human minder behind the wheel, who takes over in case the software fails.
—Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minder
Noun
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Deanne Hullender, a spokesperson for the district, said 23,000 emails were sent to parents and guardians to inform them about the posters.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Fidelity Youth Account can only be opened by a parent/guardian.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement are exempt from the law, as well as custodians, maintenance workers, and those providing medical assistance.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Sacramento Kings are bringing Terence Davis back for training camp two weeks after waiving the veteran guard.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There have been a number of attacks by captive big cats in recent years, including a fatal tiger attack on a keeper at the Palm Beach Zoo in 2016 and another by a lion at a North California animal sanctuary in 2013.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ferree is the third-string keeper, but Bombino has started 22 times this season and Soma has come off the bench in the last four MLS games.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Henry's most cutting moment occurs when the warden asks the stuffy Brit how the prison tea is.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The reality star's ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, and one of their sextuplets, Collin, have taken to Instagram to react to and fuel the rumors that Kate is dating Steve Neild, the family's bodyguard she was accused of having an affair with in 2009, the same year she and Jon got divorced.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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This was a plan Boy had tried to set in motion with the help of his bodyguard Atom (Adrian Edmondson)—who was revealed to be the very first synth the boy genius ever built.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Minder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minder. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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