What is the meaning of minder?

noun

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