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highbinder

[ hahy-bahyn-der ]

noun

  1. a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
  2. a dishonest political official or leader.
  3. a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
  4. a ruffian or rowdy.


highbinder

/ ˈɪˌɪԻə /

noun

  1. a gangster
  2. a corrupt politician
  3. (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

1800–10, Americanism; apparently high + binder; literal sense is unclear
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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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