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

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 calledbank engine a locomotive that is used to help a heavy train up a steep gradient

banker

³

/ 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

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

A top Eurozone central banker told me US tariffs alone were "not inflationary in Europe but it depends on what Europe's reaction will be".

From BBC

After the financial crisis of 2008, banker bonuses were protected with public funds, while plainly criminal financial conduct went unprosecuted as the bank crash delivered the worst recession since the Great Depression.

From Slate

Travion Smith, 29, volunteered as a phone banker for the Harris-Walz campaign.

From Los Angeles Times

As one prominent central banker told the margins of the IMF meeting, what is important in terms of market credibility is not just the amount of borrowing, but the coherence of the story and the strategy around that borrowing.

From BBC

Moves to sell a Berkshire golf club and a £14m Knightsbridge house which were forfeited by a jailed banker’s wife have begun.

From BBC

Related Words

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