binder

English

/ˈbaɪndə/, /ˈbaɪndɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who binds
  • A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.
  • Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
  • (programming) A software mechanism that performs binding.
  • A dossier.
  • (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
  • (chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
  • (legal) A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.
  • (mostly) A rubber band.
  • Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
  • (molecular biology) protein binder

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bynder affix from English bind.

Origin

English

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