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binder

[ bahyn-der ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that binds.
  2. a detachable cover, resembling the cover of a notebook or book, with clasps or rings for holding loose papers together:

    a three-ring binder.

  3. a person who binds books; a bookbinder.
  4. Insurance. an agreement by which property or liability coverage is granted pending issuance of a policy.
  5. Agriculture.
    1. an attachment to a harvester or reaper for binding the cut grain.
    2. Also called self-binder. a machine that cuts and binds grain.
  6. any substance that causes the components of a mixture to cohere:

    Eggs, dairy, and gelatin are common binders in traditional recipes that vegan bakers have to replace.

  7. Painting. a component of paint in which pigment is suspended.
  8. (in powder metallurgy) a substance for holding compacted metal powder together while it is being sintered.
  9. Building Trades.
    1. a stone, as a perpend, for bonding masonry.
    2. a girder supporting the ends of two sets of floor joists.
    3. a substance for holding loose material together, as water or tar in a macadamized road, or polyurethane in polymer concrete.
  10. Also called chest binder. a compression garment for temporarily flattening a person's breast tissue, often used by gender-diverse people as part of their gender expression:

    My new binder gets my chest pretty flat, and it's more comfortable than my old one.

  11. British, Australian Slang. a large quantity, especially of food.


binder

/ ˈɪԻə /

noun

  1. a firm cover or folder with rings or clasps for holding loose sheets of paper together
  2. a material used to bind separate particles together, give an appropriate consistency, or facilitate adhesion to a surface
    1. a person who binds books; bookbinder
    2. a machine that is used to bind books
  3. something used to fasten or tie, such as rope or twine
  4. informal.
    a square meal
  5. obsolete.
    Also calledreaper binder a machine for cutting grain and binding it into bundles or sheaves Compare combine harvester
  6. an informal agreement giving insurance coverage pending formal issue of a policy
  7. a tie, beam, or girder, used to support floor joists
  8. a stone for binding masonry; bondstone
  9. the nonvolatile component of the organic media in which pigments are dispersed in paint
  10. (in systemic grammar) a word that introduces a bound clause; a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun Compare linker
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of binder1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; bind, -er 1
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“Is there a change in text that needs to happen?” asks Keiko Green, binder and pencil in hand.

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Henry pages through the binder of Pokemon cards he grabbed as the family evacuated, along with his blanket.

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In a Thursday event within the White House complex, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office distributed a 200-page binder containing “phase one” of the files to a select group of right-wing social media influencers.

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On Aug. 14, according to police reports, Chapman found Sindle maniacally chopping up a piece of binder paper with scissors.

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