Highbinder
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ruffian, especially one of a gang. US, obsolete
- 2 a corrupt politician wordnet
- 3 A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution. US, obsolete
- 4 A swindler, especially a corrupt politician. US, dated
"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'."
Example
More examples"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'."
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.
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