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highbinder
[hahy-bahyn-der]
noun
a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
a dishonest political official or leader.
a member of a secret Chinese band or society employed in U.S. cities in blackmail, assassination, etc.
a ruffian or rowdy.
highbinder
/ ˈɪˌɪԻə /
noun
a gangster
a corrupt politician
(formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
Word History and Origins
Origin of highbinder1
Example Sentences
It was something of a relief to recognize him now, nevertheless it is never safe to trust a highbinder, for murder and robbery is their trade.
And Boss Tolley, Tom Hicks, and them other highbinders can sulk in their dens and suck their paws.
"But them highbinders want thirty-two dollars and twenty cents, American gold."
So I wasn’t going to have Beatrice’s husband a cutthroat and a highbinder as he would have to be if he had turned the whole trick.
Petey was highbinder of the gang that year and was very far gone in crime.
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