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A monitor assigned by the authorities to someone, such as a foreign visitor (to exercise control over their contacts with the populace) or a journalist or someone who is speaking to journalists (to mo

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A monitor assigned by the authorities to someone, such as a foreign visitor (to exercise control over their contacts with the populace) or a journalist or someone who is speaking to journalists (to monitor and control what they say).

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.

Origin: From , mendowre; equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Minder means: One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.

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minder means: One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.

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  • “Functionele wijn: 6.9% alcohol, onder de 90 calorieën per glas. Nu te koop bij Total Wine in de VS. Het heet Bright State. En het is precies wat het klinkt: minder, maar nog steeds wijn. Of dit de toekomst is? Dat hangt af van wat we écht zoeken in een glas. 🍷”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British) A personal bodyguard.

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  • “Even stukje van de set van Sophie Straat meegepikt. Kon minder.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “OMG! Is he too thick or just too self-absorbed to realise there are kids standing uncomfortably right there? He needs a fucking minder to shut him up or take him out the room!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Minder is meer. Met schrappen maak je tijd en aandacht vrij voor wat echt belangrijk is. Als je alles probeert te doen, bereik je uiteindelijk weinig. Focus zet van alles in beweging.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Glas op maat kan nauwkeurig worden gemaakt, waardoor er minder materiaal verloren gaat tijdens plaatsing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Omdat het blijkbaar vandaag voor Bredewold bedoelt was? Wat eigenlijk nog minder sense maakt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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