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highbinder
[ hahy-bahyn-der ]
noun
- a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
- a dishonest political official or leader.
- a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
- a ruffian or rowdy.
highbinder
/ ˈɪˌɪԻə /
noun
- a gangster
- a corrupt politician
- (formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
C19: named after the High-binders, a New York city gang
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It was something of a relief to recognize him now, nevertheless it is never safe to trust a highbinder, for murder and robbery is their trade.
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And Boss Tolley, Tom Hicks, and them other highbinders can sulk in their dens and suck their paws.
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"But them highbinders want thirty-two dollars and twenty cents, American gold."
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So I wasn’t going to have Beatrice’s husband a cutthroat and a highbinder as he would have to be if he had turned the whole trick.
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Petey was highbinder of the gang that year and was very far gone in crime.
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