English Explanatory Dictionary

binder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who binds.
  2. Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
  3. A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
  4. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
  5. A software mechanism that performs binding.
  6. A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.
  7. A dossier.
  8. A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
  9. A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
  10. 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.
  11. A rubber band.
  12. Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪndə/ /ˈbaɪndɚ/ /ˈbaɪndəɹ/ /ˈbʌɪndəɹ/ [ˈbəi̯nd(ə)ɹ] en-us-binder.ogg

Word forms

binder binders

Etymology

From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er.

Synonyms

sheaving machine binding agent

Derived words

armbinder binder clip binderless chain binder footbinder high-binder nonbinder notebinder reaper-binder ring binder self-binder spellbinder Binder syndrome

Translations

Belarusian: вяза́льшчык Belarusian: вяза́льшчыца Chinese Mandarin: 裝訂工 /装订工 Chinese Mandarin: 裝幀師 /装帧师 Czech: vazač Dutch: binder Finnish: sitoja German: Binder Russian: вяза́льщик Russian: вяза́льщица Ukrainian: в'яза́льник Ukrainian: в'яза́льниця
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