highbinder

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ruffian, especially one of a gang. US,obsolete
  2. A member of one of several Chinese criminal gangs associated with illegal immigration and prostitution. US,obsolete
  3. A swindler, especially a corrupt politician. US,dated
    — Well, I sent for him not an hour ago; he's goin' to take copies of th' accounts that show what th' Chief an' them other highbinders at the top o' Tammany have been doin'.

词形变化

highbinders plural high-binder alternative

词汇关系

相关词
hellbender

词源

From the name of a nativist gang that flourished in New York City in the early 19th century, possibly an alteration of hide + binder.
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