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highbinder
[ hahy-bahyn-der ]
noun
- a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
- a dishonest political official or leader.
- a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
- a ruffian or rowdy.
highbinder
/ ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə /
noun
- a gangster
- a corrupt politician
- (formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
C19: named after the High-binders, a New York city gang
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Example Sentences
Somehow your own story—the Highbinder story—kept riding on the back of that gold dragon all the while I was reading.
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Petey was highbinder of the gang that year and was very far gone in crime.
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Now I want you to tell me that Highbinder romance when I next meet you.
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And twelve for Tessie, and eight for this highbinder on my knee, here!
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Remember, Mawruss, you got to tell him that as a partner I am a crank and a regular highbinder.
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