binder

noun14

1. •
   Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
2. •
   A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
3. •
   A dossier.
4. •
   A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
5. •
   A rubber band.
6. •
   A protein binder.
7. •
   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.
8. •
   Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

   • He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral. — 2014
9. •
   Someone who binds.
10. •
    Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
11. •
    A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
12. •
    A software mechanism that performs binding.

    • The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution. — 2004
13. •
    A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.

    • Some of these file binders can produce files that can't be detected by some anti-viruses, and if downloaded and run by an unsuspecting user, it can result in a system compromise. — 2013
14. •
    (UK, slang) One who whines or complains.