# binder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪndə/ · frequency rank #19,030

## Definitions
1. Someone who binds.
2. Someone who binds.
3. A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
4. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
5. A software mechanism that performs binding.
6. A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.
7. A dossier.
8. A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
9. A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
10. 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.
11. A rubber band.
12. Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
13. A protein binder.
14. One who whines or complains.

## Etymology
From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **binge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-binge)
- **binds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-binds)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-boner)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-biter)
- **border** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-border)
- **bitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-bitter)
- **bunker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-bunker)
- **bonded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-bonded)
- **bolder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-bolder)
- **builder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-builder)
- **blinded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-blinded)
- **blender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-blender)
- **blunder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-blunder)
- **blinders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/binder-vs-blinders)
- **bind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bind-vs-binder)
- **bide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bide-vs-binder)
- **Biden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biden-vs-binder)
- **biker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biker-vs-binder)
- **bidet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-binder)
- **bigger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigger-vs-binder)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbinder`, `bidner`, `bindder`, `binderr`, `bindre`, `binedr`, `binnder`, `bnider`, `ibnder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/binder