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Webster 1913 Edition
Minder
Mind′er
,Noun.
1.
One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle;
as, a
. minder
of a loom2.
One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person.
[Eng.]
Dickens.
Definition 2024
minder
minder
English
Noun
minder (plural minders)
- One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper
- 2010 Oct, Tim Butcher, “Our Man in Liberia”, in History Today, volume 60, number 10, page 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.
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- (Britain) A personal bodyguard.
Synonyms
Translations
bodyguard
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Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Noun
minder
- A cushion.
Declension
Declension of minder
| nominative | minder |
|---|---|
| genitive | minderniñ |
| dative | minderge |
| accusative | minderni |
| locative | minderde |
| ablative | minderden |
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch minre, from Old Dutch minniro, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European *minu- (“small”).
Determiner
minder
Adverb
minder
Derived terms
Adjective
minder (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- worse, not as good
- De aardappelen waren heerlijk, maar de biefstuk was minder.
- The potatoes were delicious, but the steak was not as good.
- De aardappelen waren heerlijk, maar de biefstuk was minder.
- 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.
- We hebben de wedstrijd gewonnen, maar ik heb wel mijn enkel verzwikt, dus dat is minder.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German minder, minner, minre, from Old High German minniro. Originally the comparative form of min, of which the superlative is mindesten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪndɐ]
Adjective
minder (superlative mindesten)
Declension
Declension of minder
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist minder | sie ist minder | es ist minder | sie sind minder | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | minderer | mindere | minderes | mindere |
| genitive | minderen | minderer | minderen | minderer | |
| dative | minderem | minderer | minderem | minderen | |
| accusative | minderen | mindere | minderes | mindere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der mindere | die mindere | das mindere | die minderen |
| genitive | des minderen | der minderen | des minderen | der minderen | |
| dative | dem minderen | der minderen | dem minderen | den minderen | |
| accusative | den minderen | die mindere | das mindere | die minderen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein minderer | eine mindere | ein minderes | (keine) minderen |
| genitive | eines minderen | einer minderen | eines minderen | (keiner) minderen | |
| dative | einem minderen | einer minderen | einem minderen | (keinen) minderen | |
| accusative | einen minderen | eine mindere | ein minderes | (keine) minderen | |
Derived terms
- mehr oder minder
- minderwertig
- nichtsdestominder
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مندر (minder).
Noun
minder m (Cyrillic spelling миндер)
Declension
Declension of minder
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /minˈder/
- Hyphenation: min‧der
Noun
minder (definite accusative minderi, plural minderler)