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binder

binder

31 2.3
A cover with rings that holds loose papers
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪndər/
translation icon : carpeta de anillas
  • You can store all your notes in this binder to keep them organized.
  • a three-ring binder
  • a ring binder
  • loose-leaf binder

So I showed up and they handed me a binder.

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Examples

  • Instructions are in your binder.

  • I can't find the employee concession binder, sir.

  • Uh, Peter, is that your binder?

  • That question is not in the binder.

  • Have you named your binder?

  • Well, when I was in your office, I think I left my binder.

  • Her students now ask her to create new binders, and they have started creating their own.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You'll find everything you need in these binders.

  • Teacher 2 is passing out binders and asks who doesn't have one yet.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Gustine teachers chose to have students use three-ring binders to store their completed work and written reflections.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

ring-binder
vsbinder
3 2.4

A folder with rings that open to hold loose sheets of paper

is the more general cover that can also use clamps instead of open rings
paper fastener
vsbinder
2.4

A small object that holds sheets of paper together, like a clip

is a cover that encloses pages and holds them with rings or clamps

Compounds

3 2.4

A folder with rings that open to hold loose sheets of paper

binder board
  • Specialized
6.9

Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers

reaper binder
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine that cuts grain and ties it into bundles

How Large

binder
31 2.3
file folder
5 1.8

Surface Forms

binder singular
binders plural

Morphology

binder = bind (transparent) = bind + er

The office/stationery sense (ring binder) is a clear instrumental extension of 'bind' + '-er'.

Etymology

Binder comes from the old English verb bind meaning 'to tie' and the ending -er meaning 'one that does'. A paper binder holds loose sheets by 'binding' them together inside a cover, which explains the name.