binder

[ bahyn-der ]

/ ˈbaɪn dər /

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noun

a person or thing that binds.

a detachable cover, resembling the cover of a notebook or book, with clasps or rings for holding loose papers together: a three-ring binder.

a person who binds books; a bookbinder.

Insurance. an agreement by which property or liability coverage is granted pending issuance of a policy.

Agriculture.

an attachment to a harvester or reaper for binding the cut grain.
Also called self-binder . a machine that cuts and binds grain.

any substance that causes the components of a mixture to cohere: Eggs, dairy, and gelatin are common binders in traditional recipes that vegan bakers have to replace.

Painting. a component of paint in which pigment is suspended.

(in powder metallurgy) a substance for holding compacted metal powder together while it is being sintered.

Building Trades.

a stone, as a perpend, for bonding masonry.
a girder supporting the ends of two sets of floor joists.
a substance for holding loose material together, as water or tar in a macadamized road, or polyurethane in polymer concrete.
stirrup (def. 4).

Also called chest binder . a compression garment for temporarily flattening a person's breast tissue, often used by gender-diverse people as part of their gender expression: My new binder gets my chest pretty flat, and it's more comfortable than my old one.

British, Australian Slang. a large quantity, especially of food.

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Origin of binder

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see bind, -er¹

Words nearby binder

binaural, Binchois, Binchy, bind, B.Ind.Ed., binder, binder twine, bindery, bind hand and foot, bindheimite, bindi

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How to use binder in a sentence

He carefully adds recipes to a binder he keeps while I am horrified he'd ever make some of these dishes again.
Carolyn Hax: How to improve on ‘I cook, you clean’ without stirring the pot|Carolyn Hax|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Through homology, Poincaré aimed to capture everything from Riemann’s one-dimensional circle-like holes in a straw or binder paper, to the two-dimensional cavity-like holes inside Swiss cheese, and beyond to higher dimensions.
Topology 101: The Hole Truth|David S. Richeson|January 26, 2021|Quanta Magazine
You’ve been keeping an eye on your work presentation binder all week so you can whip it out when you need it.
What Do Different Facial Breakouts Mean?|Brooklyn White|December 24, 2020|Essence.com
The day before a hearing, the lawmaker said she often spends time studying a 70- to 150-page binder of background information compiled by her staff to prepare for difficult testimonies.
‘Mighty whiteboard of truth’: The weapon Rep. Katie Porter used to school a pharma exec — and plenty others|Teo Armus|October 1, 2020|Washington Post

Top officials began probing more deeply and told staffers to compile a “spill binder” of fields around Bakersfield, the seat of Kern County.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
In the memorial sits a three-ring-binder which contains the bios of the women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many runways are asphaltic concrete—aggregate in a bitumen binder—which softens and melts under heat.
Why Can’t America’s Newest Stealth Jet Land Like It’s Supposed To?|Bill Sweetman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The letter is four pages long, written on binder paper, in careful cursive.
Life as an Undocumented Immigrant|Jose Antonio Vargas|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith show in their book Politics or Principle?
The Nuclear Senate|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I will be glad to hand this binder down to my niece and vouch for its comfort.
‘Binders Full of Women’ Invades Amazon.com|Matthew DeLuca|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then, seeing no need to waste time, the corporal rode towards Courthorne's homestead, and found its owner stripping a binder.
Winston of the Prairie|Harold Bindloss
Then Winston recognized them, and made a sign to one of the men behind him as he hauled his binder clear of the wheat.
Winston of the Prairie|Harold Bindloss
Takes time, of course, but the sharp grit puts down the grain like a binder knife, if it blows through the field long enough.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
A week or so after the supper party Festing started for the settlement with some pieces of a binder in his wagon.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
At first, manufacturers of vertical filing equipment supplied nothing more substantial than boxes made of binder's board.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for binder

binder

/ (ˈbaɪndə) /

noun

a firm cover or folder with rings or clasps for holding loose sheets of paper together

a material used to bind separate particles together, give an appropriate consistency, or facilitate adhesion to a surface

a person who binds books; bookbinder
a machine that is used to bind books

something used to fasten or tie, such as rope or twine

NZ informal a square meal

Also called: reaper binder obsolete a machine for cutting grain and binding it into bundles or sheavesCompare combine harvester

an informal agreement giving insurance coverage pending formal issue of a policy

a tie, beam, or girder, used to support floor joists

a stone for binding masonry; bondstone

the nonvolatile component of the organic media in which pigments are dispersed in paint

(in systemic grammar) a word that introduces a bound clause; a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronounCompare linker (def. 2)

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binder

Origin of binder

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