banker

¹ American  

[bang-ker] / ˈbæŋ kər /

noun

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

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

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banker ² American  

[bang-ker] / ˈbæŋ kər /

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.

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banker ³ American  

[bang-ker] / ˈbæŋ kər /

noun

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

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banker ¹ British  

/ 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

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banker ² British  

/ 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

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banker ³ British  

/ ˈbæŋkə /

noun

1. a craftsman's workbench

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

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Etymology

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

Meta may spend up to $135 billion on capex this year, and the company hired a banker with extensive international experience, Dina Powell McCormack, as its president.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

One banker described it as “Goldilocks regulation” — not too hot and not too cold.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The man was identified as 59-year-old Walter Karl Kinney, a former banker who lived in Santa Rosa, according to a news release by the nonprofit DNA Doe Project.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Europe’s top central banker said it is also possible that if the energy shock is limited and of short duration, the key rate could be left unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

So in 1995, Edmund A. Hajim, an investment banker in Manhattan, and others created the Nantucket Golf Club, assiduously designed to look as if it had been around forever.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Related Words

• broker
• dealer
• financier
• investor
• manager
• officer