n. One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper
n. A personal bodyguard.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle.
n. One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who minds, attends to, or takes care of anything; a caretaker.
n. One who is minded or taken care of; specifically, a pauper child intrusted by the poorlaw authorities to the care of a private person.
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n. someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors
n. a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working
Word Usage
"It would have been friendly (though probably a little longer) even without the "minder" - it just doesn't make sense to play "gotchya" if you want to learn anything from, or communicate anything to, influence brokers."