minder

noun

Definition of mindernext
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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  1. guardian
  2. custodian
  3. guard
  4. keeper
  5. warden
  6. bodyguard
Noun
  • In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.
    Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • Matchup to watch: Oregon State left guard Joshua Gray vs. SJSU defensive lineman Soane Toia.
    Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of guard
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • Prosecutors say Allen actually confessed over 60 times to the killings while in prison, to his wife, his mother, family members, the prison warden, the psychologist who treated him in prison, other prison employees and other inmates.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her attorneys have filed a motion accusing the prison warden of disregarding a lawful order by not releasing her yet.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
Definition of warden
Noun
  • Despite being mentioned and thanked multiple times during the dinner, DiCaprio kept a low profile with a bodyguard who blocked unwanted conversations.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • In October of that year, Brown and a bodyguard were accused of assaulting a man on a Washington, DC sidewalk.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister and Dan Heching, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of bodyguard
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