Highbinder Definition

hībīndər
noun
An unscrupulous person or a swindler; esp., a demagogic politician.
Webster's New World
A member of any of various Chinese-American secret societies active primarily from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and often involved in criminal activities such as prostitution, blackmail, and hired killings.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Highbinder

Noun

Singular:
highbinder
Plural:
highbinders

Origin of Highbinder

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

    From Wiktionary

  • After the Highbinders , a group of ruffians in New York City c. 1806

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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