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banker

1
[ bang-ker ]
/ ˈbæŋ kər /
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noun

a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
Games. the keeper or holder of the bank.

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Origin of banker

1
1525–35; <Middle French banquier;see bank2, -er2

Words nearby banker

bank clerk, bank deposit, bank deposit insurance, bank discount, bank draft, banker, bankerish, banker's acceptance, banker's check, bankers' hours, banker's order

Definition for banker (2 of 3)

banker2
[ bang-ker ]
/ ˈbæŋ kər /

noun

a vessel employed in cod fishery on the banks off Newfoundland.
a fisherman on such a vessel.
Australian. a river near flood level, the water being almost bank high.

Origin of banker

2
First recorded in 1660–70; bank1 + -er1

Definition for banker (3 of 3)

banker3
[ bang-ker ]
/ ˈbæŋ kər /

noun

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

Origin of banker

3
First recorded in 1670–80; bank3 + -er1
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Words related to banker

broker, manager, officer, financier, investor, dealer, house, treasurer, capitalist, usurer, croupier, teller

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British Dictionary definitions for banker (1 of 3)

banker1
/ (ˈbæŋkə) /

noun

a person who owns or is an executive in a bank
an official or player in charge of the bank in any of various games, esp gambling games
a result that has been forecast identically in a series of entries on a football pool coupon
a person or thing that appears certain to win or be successful

British Dictionary definitions for banker (2 of 3)

banker2
/ (ˈbæŋkə) /

noun

a fishing vessel of Newfoundland
a fisherman in such a vessel
Australian and NZ informal a stream almost overflowing its banks (esp in the phrase run a banker)
Also called: bank engine British a locomotive that is used to help a heavy train up a steep gradient

British Dictionary definitions for banker (3 of 3)

banker3
/ (ˈbæŋkə) /

noun

a craftsman's workbench
a timber board used as a base for mixing building materials
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