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high·bind·er
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ˈhaɪˌbaɪn
dər
/
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noun
1.
a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
2.
a dishonest political official or leader.
3.
a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
4.
a ruffian or rowdy.
Origin:
1800–10,
Americanism
;
apparently
high
+
binder
;
literal sense is unclear
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highbinder
(ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə)
—
n
1.
a gangster
2.
a corrupt politician
3.
(formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc
[C19: named after the
High-binders,
a New York city gang]
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