Definition of "binder" in English

noun

1. Someone who binds.

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.

5. (computing) A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.

6. A dossier.

7. (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.

8. (chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.

9. (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.

10. (chiefly Minnesota) A rubber band.

11. (LGBTQ) Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

12. (molecular biology) A protein binder.

13. (UK, slang) One who whines or complains.