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minder

noun

Meaning

  1. One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper
  2. A personal bodyguard.
  3. A guide assigned by the authorities to foreign visitors so as to exercise control over their contacts with the populace.
  4. One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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