ring binder

noun

: a loose-leaf binder in which split rings attached to a back hold the perforated sheets of paper

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Beryl’s response to Sharon’s three-ring binder and gluten- dairy- and sugar-free pie is all wrong. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Then Sands came back carrying a ring binder full of pictures of former patients—like a Big Book of Dental Problems. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 The papers comprise a laboratory notebook, a considerable quantity of loose sheets (some organized into bundles), and—the jewel of the collection—a looseleaf ring binder bulging with pages. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025 This four ring binder has 25 clear pocket sheets that can hold 100 seed packets. Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for ring binder

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ring binder was in 1906

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“Ring binder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20binder. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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