binder

See also: Binder

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

binder (plural binders)

  1. Someone who binds
    1. Someone who binds books, bookbinder.
  2. A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.
  3. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
  4. (programming) A software mechanism that performs binding.
    • 2004, Paul Vick, The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language (page 389)
      The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution.
  5. A dossier.
  6. (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
  7. (chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
  8. (law) 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.
  9. (chiefly Minnesota) A rubber band.
  10. Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
    • 2014, Sigrid Rausing, Granta 129: Fate
      He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral.
  11. (molecular biology) protein binder

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English binder.

Noun

binder m

  1. a mixture of bitumen and gravel etc. used in roadbuilding

Middle English

Noun

binder

  1. Alternative form of bynder

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

binder

  1. present tense of binde

Swedish

Verb

binder

  1. present tense of binda.
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