Synonyms of minders

minders

noun

plural of minder

as in custodians

a person or group that watches over someone or something

those self-appointed minders of other people's morals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custodians
• guards
• guardians
• keepers
• wardens
• bodyguards
• sentinels
• warders
• watchers
• sentries
• observers
• pickets
• watches
• watchmen
• patrols
• defenders
• lookouts
• spotters
• escorts
• watchdogs
• gatekeepers
• convoys
• surveillants
• honor guards
• hacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minders

Filmmakers who survived in the studio system often figured out how to effect changes beyond what their studio minders would grant. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Given the stakes, critical-minerals advocates want to avoid the issue becoming partisan, politics being yet another needle for minders to thread. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

The more urgent question is whether or not Toy Story 5 is worth seeing, either for children or their minders. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 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

Here are etiquette rules that professional minders of Ps and Qs say might be negotiable these days. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025