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.

   4. stirrup.

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

/ ˈbaɪndə /

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

3. 1. a person who binds books; bookbinder

   2. a machine that is used to bind books

4. something used to fasten or tie, such as rope or twine

5. informal,  a square meal

6. Also called: reaper binder. obsolete,  a machine for cutting grain and binding it into bundles or sheaves Compare combine harvester

7. an informal agreement giving insurance coverage pending formal issue of a policy

8. a tie, beam, or girder, used to support floor joists

9. a stone for binding masonry; bondstone

10. the nonvolatile component of the organic media in which pigments are dispersed in paint

11. (in systemic grammar) a word that introduces a bound clause; a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun Compare linker

Word History and Origins

Origin of binder¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; bind, -er ¹

Example Sentences

They held binders and manila folders that contained resumes and diplomas.

From Los Angeles Times

They walked out of the White House with white binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1.”

From Salon

Some, such as hempcrete — made by mixing the inner woody core of the hemp plant and a lime-based binder — are carbon sinks.

From Los Angeles Times

Hahn: They give you a binder that has where your character’s shown up in the history of the Marvel comics.

From Los Angeles Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi showily gave them binders of "Epstein files," which proved to be just the already public information, because there isn't any more.

From Salon

Related Words

• folder 
• notebook