English noun: minder | |||
1. | minder (person) someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors | ||
Samples | I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | escort | ||
2. | minder (person) a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working | ||
Synonyms | baby minder, babyminder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keeper | ||