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highbinders

highbinders is the plural of highbinder.

Meaning of highbinder

Noun

highbinder (plural highbinders)

  1. (US, obsolete) A ruffian, especially one of a gang.
  2. (US, obsolete) A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution.
  3. (US, dated) 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'.1903, Alfred Henry Lewis, The boss, and how he came to rule New York, page 177

Questions about highbinders

What is highbinders the plural of?
Highbinders is the plural of highbinder.

Words near highbinders in the dictionary

  1. Highbaugh
  2. highbelia
  3. highbie
  4. highbies
  5. highbinder
  6. highbinders
  7. highbishop
  8. highbishops
  9. highboard
  10. highboards
  11. highborn

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