binder
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.
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.
Origin of binder
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How to use binder in a sentence
And behind the sleepless Moms will come binders full of freshly scrubbed lawyers looking to turn a buck on the news.
Willard—and his “binders full of women”—alas, remains a mystery.
Inside ‘Mitt,’ Netflix’s All-Access Mitt Romney Documentary | Marlow Stern | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWho would have thought the only person with binders full of women in Los Angeles would be Heidi Fleiss?
Whatever secrets the red binders supposedly hold will have to remain just that until the next pope is elected.
Did a Cross-Dressing Priest Sex Ring Bring Down Benedict XVI? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | February 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInevitably, poor Kate is getting binders full of advice and motherly reminiscence.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: What’s Ailing Kate Middleton | Kent Sepkowitz | December 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every month an average of 40 tons of printed matter leaves the Press to be delivered to London binders.
A History of the Cambridge University Press | S. C. RobertsThese shoemakers—lasters, button-holers, binders, and so on—no longer wore themselves out over their machines.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean HowellsThe covers of the volume are of heavy binders' board (No. 18), neatly lined within with glazed white paper.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyIn addition to these samples binders are asked to answer 24 questions which cover methods, materials, and prices.
Experiments may be tried along this line, and the relative merits of the various loose-leaf binders investigated.
British Dictionary definitions for binder
/ (ˈbaɪndə) /
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 sheaves: Compare 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 pronoun: Compare linker (def. 2)
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