binder

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bind=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

binder, n. 

•  One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.  [1913 Webster]
•  Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.  [1913 Webster]
•  a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a loose-leaf binder.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

binder, n.
1 a cover for sheets of paper, for a book, etc.
2 a substance that acts cohesively.
3 a reaping-machine that binds grain into sheaves.
4 a bookbinder.

THESAURUS

binder

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