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• n  someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors
  I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us
• n  a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working

• A Foreign Ministry minder tells foreign journalists that the men defected from the army.
• Pool minder extraordinaire, Ben Finkenbinder, reports POTUS's golfing buddies: Dave Cusack (advance staff), Grant Campbell (advance staff), Marvin Nicholson (trip director).
• When the doctor tried to insist, his translator and minder also objected.

• babyminder
• baby minder

News & Articles

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• 'Sober Minders' Help CEOs Stay Off Booze, Drugs
  The "work hard, play hard" mantra of Wall Street has resulted in a rapidly growing number of "sober minders," whose sole responsibility is to help top executives steer clear of their vices.
  June 12, 2013 - HispanicBusiness.com
• New York CEOs hiring 'sober minders' to keep them off booze, drugs
  The "work hard, play hard" mantra of Wall Street has resulted in a rapidly growing number of "sober minders," whose sole responsibility is to help top executives steer clear of their vices. The elite team of advisers work undercover, often around the clock, as personal assistants, bodyguards, researchers and potential ...
  June 11, 2013 - The Washington Times
• Teen banned from prom for showing too much cleavage
  SILVERDALE, WA – Senior Brittany Minder was told to leave her prom unless she covered her cleavage. According to the school’s dress code, strapless dresses are allowed as long as cleavage, midriff and lower back are covered. So school officials …
  June 7, 2013 - CW39 NewsFix

Quotes

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• Shane Richie in Metro
  Shane joked: "They mentioned Minder to me a year ago and I thought brilliant, it will be me and George Cole. They said: 'No, you will play the George Cole role,' and suddenly I realised how old I was! I still see myself as a 20-year-old. I was...
• Tiffany Cherry in Melbourne Herald Sun
  I told him how much everyone had loved it when he came out last time and especially when he kicked the goal,Cherry said. "He said he loved it here, then his minder whispered in his ear. After that he said to me: 'We're coming back in...
• Steven Gerrard in Sportinglife.com
  Gerrard said: "I am confident that Wayne is going to have a good tournament. I've been knocking around the team hotel with Wayne and no-one is looking more forward to it than him. He is really excited. People talk about me being his minder but I'm...