banker

¹

[bang-ker]

noun

1. a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.

2. Games.,  the keeper or holder of the bank.

banker

²

[bang-ker]

noun

1. a vessel employed in cod fishery on the banks off Newfoundland.

2. a fisherman on such a vessel.

3. Australian.,  a river near flood level, the water being almost bank high.

banker

³

[bang-ker]

noun

1. a bench or table used by masons for dressing stones or bricks.

banker

¹

/ ˈbæŋkə /

noun

1. a person who owns or is an executive in a bank

2. an official or player in charge of the bank in any of various games, esp gambling games

3. a result that has been forecast identically in a series of entries on a football pool coupon

4. a person or thing that appears certain to win or be successful

banker

²

/ ˈbæŋkə /

noun

1. a fishing vessel of Newfoundland

2. a fisherman in such a vessel

3. informal,  a stream almost overflowing its banks (esp in the phrase run a banker )

4. Also called: bank engine. a locomotive that is used to help a heavy train up a steep gradient

banker

³

/ ˈbæŋkə /

noun

1. a craftsman's workbench

2. a timber board used as a base for mixing building materials

Word History and Origins

Origin of banker¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Middle French banquier; bank ², -er ²

Origin of banker²

First recorded in 1660–70; bank ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of banker³

First recorded in 1670–80; bank ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

If they want to be a teacher, you don’t want them to be an investment banker just so that they can afford to live in New York City.

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You are not the world’s banker and you are not the world’s landlord.

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Using armies of lawyers and bankers, they eke out more profit by using offshore reinsurance transactions to free up capital.

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A flurry of other deals between well-capitalized companies and smaller, struggling players could help squeeze out the excess shares from the market, bankers say.

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Lending to the government skips the pesky work of being a real banker, forced to engage in credit analysis.

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Related Words

• broker 
• dealer 
• financier 
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• manager 
• officer