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highbinder definition

☆ high·binder (hī′bīn′dər)

noun

an unscrupulous or swindling person; esp., a demagogic politician

Etymology: < ?: first recorded use in Highbinders, name of a New York City gang in early 19th c.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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