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highbinder

[ hahy-bahyn-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

/ ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə /

a gangster
a corrupt politician
(formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc

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

C19: named after the High-binders, a New York city gang

Somehow your own story—the Highbinder story—kept riding on the back of that gold dragon all the while I was reading.

Petey was highbinder of the gang that year and was very far gone in crime.

Now I want you to tell me that Highbinder romance when I next meet you.

And twelve for Tessie, and eight for this highbinder on my knee, here!

Remember, Mawruss, you got to tell him that as a partner I am a crank and a regular highbinder.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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