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high·bind·er H0191500 (hī′bīn′dər)n.1. A corrupt politician.2. A member of any of various Chinese-American secret societies active primarily from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and often involved in criminal activities such as prostitution, blackmail, and hired killings.
[After the Highbinders, a group of ruffians in New York City c. 1806.]highbinder (ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə) n1. a gangster2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a corrupt politician3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc[C19: named after the High-binders, a New York city gang]high•bind•er (ˈhaɪˌbaɪn dər)
n. 1. a dishonest politician. 2. a member of a secret Chinese society engaged in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc. [1800–10, Amer.; of obscure orig.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | highbinder - a corrupt politiciancriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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Words related to highbindernoun a corrupt politicianRelated Words- criminal
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