/huy"buyn'deuhr/ , n.
1. a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
2. a dishonest political official or leader.
3. a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
4. a ruffian or rowdy.
[ 1800-10, Amer.; appar. HIGH + BINDER; literal sense is unclear ]