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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.

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.

banker 3 American  
[bang-ker] / ˈbæŋ kər /

noun

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

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

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“Everyone is mad at us—the quote-unquote rich people on Baxter Road,” said William Cohan, a journalist and former banker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Human remains that were found — twice— on Bay Area beaches have been identified as those of a California banker who disappeared in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“The McCoys are super rich. His dad's an investment banker or something.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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