Thesaurus results for 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

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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

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Noun

Any school district employee — including bus drivers, custodians, front-office staff, aides and administrators — can get a small (16-ounce) hot or cold drink of their choice.

— Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Process owners are becoming the custodians of enterprise autonomy, a responsibility that’s arriving faster than most teams expected.

— Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

The Earl of Nithsdale broke out of the Tower of London by dressing as a lady-in-waiting and slipping past the guards.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guards

Noun

So Wingard amicably parted ways with Godzilla’s keepers in order to reconnect with the types of films that first put him on the map.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Of course, some of those saves will have seen ’keepers hold onto the ball or push it out of play, but others will have presented an opportunity for a rebound.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of keepers

Noun

Wolff then stopped his vehicle and was questioned by wardens.

— David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of wardens

Noun

In his own speech at the New York awards show, Combs attempted to make peace, but in September 1995, one of Knight’s close Compton friends and bodyguards, Jake Robles, was shot and killed at an Atlanta nightclub.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodyguards

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