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minder Definition

minder (mīn′dər)

noun

  1. a person who minds, or attends to the needs of, another
  2. Informal an aide or bodyguard given a degree of control over the actions, whereabouts, etc. of another person

minder Usage Examples

Converse of subject

accompany: Witnesses said 10 inspectors entered the campus, accompanied by 16 Iraqi minders.

Converse of object

  • need: I also believe Lee also appeared on the Frank Skinner show a while ago, in a sketch about Prince Harry needing a minder.
  • include: It can be used in training settings both with parents and early years workers, including child minders and creche workers.
  • use: If you are eligible and use a registered child minder you can apply for child care payments.
  • become: She has since had another child and her aim to is become a child minder in the rural area where she lives.
  • have: And in Syria we had to have a minder for most of the places we visited.
  • get: The long-term vision involves getting minders studying for national qualifications, both for their own sake and to open new opportunities to them.

Preposition: for

year: Minder For years I have suffered from an earworm in the shape of Tommy Steele's Little White Bull.

Adjective modifier

  • registered: Should you require a baby sitter, details can be obtained from the hotel on local registered child minders.
  • Iraqi: Witnesses said 10 inspectors entered the campus, accompanied by 16 Iraqi minders.
  • local: Should you require a baby sitter, details can be obtained from the hotel on local registered child minders.
  • official: Not a single interviewee has come to an appointment with the inspectors without official minders.
  • personal: For photographers and personal minders who want to advertize with us, please complete our 3rd party registration form.
  • audible: A handy, audible minute minder is great for timing eggs or ready meals.

Noun used with modifier

  • child: This could be at a nursery, holiday club at school or a child minder could take them on a trip out.
  • machine: My Uncle Bill, a machine minder downstairs at the Express, was horrified.
  • government: Our government minders would not allow us to sound out public opinion.
  • call: BT charge £ 59 per annum for their ' call minder ' service.
  • dozen: There was an ugly scrum as photographers fought to get a picture - as a dozen minders ensured no-one got a glimpse.
  • goal: The line up being: goal minder, 2 defense men and 3 forward.