n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to affix a band to or tie up with a band
2 : to finish or decorate with a band
3 : to gather together : UNITE < band ed themselves together for protection>
intransitive verb : to unite for a common purpose ― often used with together <have band ed together in hopes of attacking the blight that is common to them all ― J. B. Conant>
– band · er noun