high|bind|er

high|bind|er
high|bind|er «HY BYN duhr», noun. U.S.
1. a rowdy; ruffian.
2. a swindler: »

The art world has its highbinders just as the stock world once had its Jim Fisks (Wall Street Journal).

3. a member of a former Chinese society that committed crimes for hire.
[American English; origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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