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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HIGHBINDER

HIGHBINDER High "bind `er, n.

 

Defn: A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese. [U. S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

highbinder

high bind er |ˈhīˌbīndər ˈhaɪˌbaɪndər | ▶noun informal an unscrupulous person, esp. a corrupt politician. • an assassin, esp. one belonging to a Chinese-American criminal organization. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: first recorded as Highbinders, the name of a New York gang.

 

Oxford Dictionary

highbinder

highbinder |ˈhʌɪbʌɪndə | ▶noun US informal an unscrupulous person, especially a corrupt politician. • an assassin, especially one belonging to a Chinese-American criminal organization. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: first recorded as Highbinders, the name of a New York gang.