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
  • Parents or guardians can complete claim forms for those under 18.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But now board members will at least consider a guardian program.
    Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • Each chapter is devoted to a different custodian whom the author visits personally, incorporating his own experiences in a clear and evocative style that puts us right in the story with him.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This included butch lesbians, who were often drawn to blue-collar jobs for which key rings were essential, such as being a custodian, a postal worker, or a mechanic, according to Slate.
    James Factora, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • Third-year guard/center Doug Kramer made a key mistake on the same third-quarter red zone trip as Amegadjie’s second holding penalty.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Any hope of a comeback for the outmatched Mustangs was wiped out once UCLA guard Londynn Jones hit a fast-break three to give UCLA a 31-point lead within the first minute of the fourth quarter en route to a dominant 69-37 victory.
    Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 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
  • Broadway and a neighboring inmate, Anthony Ehlers, had at some point before Broadway’s death told the prison warden about these issues and the high temperatures, and Truitt assured them that the issues would get fixed, the lawsuit alleges.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Five minutes into the procedure, the warden shook him and shouted his name.
    Brendan Farrington, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of warden
Noun
  • Graves filed a federal lawsuit in New York claiming she was raped by Combs and his former bodyguard in 2001, an allegation later disputed by the bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, in a November countersuit.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • After taking out a bodyguard first, the Jackal succeeded at taking out the notorious entrepreneur — who he had been hired to kill by Timothy Winthorp (Charles Dance), a wealthy New York City businessman who was keen to stop UGC's economic transparency platform, River, from launching.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of bodyguard
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