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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprotetor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pro-te-tor
"O cantor era seguido de perto pelo seu minder."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose job is to look after, care for, or supervise someone, such as a child or a person requiring protection.
"The politician was accompanied by a minder throughout the campaign tour." - 2
A person who guards, guides, or attends to the operation of something, such as machinery or animals.
"The machine minder quickly shut down the conveyor belt when a malfunction occurred."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'mind' (meaning to attend to or look after), originating from Old English 'gemyndian', combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically evolving in British English, it came to refer to a person whose job is to take care of someone or something, or to protect a person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Minder" is said worldwide
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garde du corps
Transliteration: gard du kor
"Il est surveillé par son minder personnel."
Aufpasser
Transliteration: auf-pas-ser
"Der Minister wurde von einem strengen Aufpasser begleitet."
tutore
Transliteration: tu-to-re
"Il minder ha scortato la celebrità fuori dall'hotel."
escolta
Transliteration: es-kol-ta
"El famoso viajaba siempre con su minder."
protetor
Transliteration: pro-te-tor
"O cantor era seguido de perto pelo seu minder."
रक्षक
Transliteration: rakshak
"नेताजी के साथ हर समय एक रक्षक मौजूद रहता था।"
随从
Transliteration: suí cóng
"这位明星走到哪里都有随从跟着。"
보호자
Transliteration: bo-ho-ja
"행사 기간 동안 그를 밀착 마크하는 보호자가 있었습니다."
付添い人
Transliteration: tsukisoi-nin
"その政治家には常に付添い人がついていました。"
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