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单词 highbinder
释义 high·bind·er
\ˈhīˌbīndə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from the Highbinders, a gang of vagabonds in New York City ab1806
1.
 a. : thug, gangster, ruffian
  < this gang of highbinders were supposed to be enforcing the law — Julien Hyer >
 b. : hatchet man; specifically : a member of an organized band of Chinese professional killers operating in the Chinese quarter of an American city
2. : a person who engages in fraudulent or shady activities : confidence man, swindler
 < employ the saliva test on horses to guard against highbinders injecting stimulants — C.B.Davis >
 < the highbinder boys of the last Florida boom — Robert Moses >
specifically : a corrupt or scheming politician
 < the county payroll has 2,200 experienced vote raisers, many of them highbinders of the lowest degree — Nation >
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