HIGHBINDER


Meaning of HIGHBINDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-ˌbīn-dər ]

noun

Etymology: the Highbinders, gang of ruffians in New York City ab 1806

Date: 1876

1. : a professional killer operating in the Chinese quarter of an American city

2. : a corrupt politician

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.