minder

See also: Minder

English

Etymology

From Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches over; a keeper”); equivalent to mind +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)

Noun

minder (plural minders)

1. One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper
2. (British) A personal bodyguard.
3. A guide assigned by the authorities to foreign visitors so as to exercise control over their contacts with the populace.
   • 2010 Oct, Tim Butcher, “Our Man in Liberia”, in History Today, volume 60, number 10, pages 10-17:

     Throughout Greene's writing he repeatedly refers to dodging government control in Liberia, first by entering the country incognito and then by completing his journey without government minders.

   • 2016, Anna Fifield, I went to North Korea and was told I ask too many questions, The Washington Post (May 11, 2016):

     Was she really ill? Was she really a patient? We will never know. Suddenly, it was time to go and our minders were herding us back onto the bus.

4. (obsolete) One who is taken care of, such as a pauper child in the care of private person; a ward.

Synonyms

• protector
• guardian

Translations

babysitter

• German: Tagesmutter (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: niñera (es) f, niñero (es) m

bodyguard

• Finnish: turvamies (fi), henkivartija (fi)
• French: garde du corps (fr) m
• German: Leibwächter (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: guardaespaldas (es) m or f
• Uyghur: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• remind

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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Noun

minder

1. A cushion.

Declension

Declension of minder

nominative	minder
genitive	minderniñ
dative	minderge
accusative	minderni
locative	minderde
ablative	minderden

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Danish

Noun

minder

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of minde

Verb

minder

1. (deprecated template usage) present of minde

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Dutch

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle Dutch minre, from Old Dutch minniro, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, comparative of adjective deriving from Proto-Indo-European *minu- (“small”).

Pronunciation

• audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪndər

Determiner

minder

1. comparative degree of weinig; less, fewer

Adverb

minder

1. comparative degree of weinig; less

Derived terms

• minderheid
• minderwaardig

Adjective

minder (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. worse, not as good

   De aardappelen waren heerlijk, maar de biefstuk was minder.

   The potatoes were delicious, but the steak was not as good.

2. less fortunate

   We hebben de wedstrijd gewonnen, maar ik heb wel mijn enkel verzwikt, dus dat is minder.

   We won the competition, but I did sprain my ankle, so that's less fortunate.

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German minder, minner, minre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German minniro. Originally the comparative form of min, of which the superlative is mindesten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪndɐ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

minder (superlative mindesten)

1. (now formal) comparative degree of wenig
2. (now formal) comparative degree of gering

Derived terms

• mehr oder minder
• minderwertig
• nichtsdestominder

Further reading

• “minder” in Duden online

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ottoman Turkish مندر (minder).

Noun

minder m (Cyrillic spelling миндер)

1. mat
2. cushion
3. divan (furniture)

Declension

Declension of minder

	singular	plural
nominative	minder	minderi
genitive	mindera	mindera
dative	minderu	minderima
accusative	minder	mindere
vocative	mindere	minderi
locative	minderu	minderima
instrumental	minderom	minderima

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /minˈder/
• Hyphenation: min‧der

Noun

minder (definite accusative minderi, plural minderler)

1. cushion
2. (sports) mat

Declension

Declension of minder

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	minder	minderler
definite accusative (belirtme)	minderi	minderleri
dative (yönelme)	mindere	minderlere
locative (bulunma)	minderde	minderlerde
ablative (ayrılma)	minderden	minderlerden
genitive (tamlayan)	minderin	minderlerin