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highbinder

noun

Etymology

From the name of a nativist gang that flourished in New York City in the early 19th century, possibly an alteration of hide + binder.

Definitions

  1. A ruffian, especially one of a gang.

  2. A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and…

    A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution.

  3. A swindler, especially a corrupt politician.

    • Well, I sent for him not an hour ago; he's goin' to take copies of th' accounts that show what th' Chief an' them other highbinders at the top o' Tammany have been doin'.
    • "Find out what these highbinders from Albany are up to," city editors up and down the Row were presently instructing reporters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA