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

He oozed reasonableness, assuring bankers that he was all that stood between them and the pitchforks.

From ProPublica

Big-time bankers and one famous day trader have, after all, been arrested for market distortions in recent years.

From Quartz

More than likely, a personal banker will sit down with you and help you formulate a budget so your money lasts as long as the month.

From Washington Post

Since that moment at CBA Live 2019, back when the swanky banker association could still meet in person pre-pandemic, her star has only shone brighter.

From Ozy

While the past 12 months proved a hot market for tech groups doing conventional IPOs, bankers and lawyers say that the SPAC process gives companies—and the vehicles acquiring them—far greater latitude in disclosing future financial projections.

From Ars Technica

In 1903, he married Hortense Mitchell, the daughter of a Chicago banker.

From The Daily Beast

One of their collectors was the New York banker, Robert Lehman.

From The Daily Beast

The series began with protagonist, Neil Truman, an investment banker, discovering his wife having sex with a male escort.

From The Daily Beast

She said she had been single since a relationship ended two-and-a-half years before with [banker and socialite] Orin Lehman.

From The Daily Beast

The financial daily Les Echos quipped the investment banker was "buying low."

From The Daily Beast

But before he could even sow that year's crop, he would have to see a certain banker who lived in Nebraska.

From Project Gutenberg

Three more coups are played, each of which the banker, that is to say Haggard, wins.

From Project Gutenberg

The seizure was made in legal form; the banker, who lost nothing, was bound to comply with it.

From Project Gutenberg

Daughter of the banker Adolphus of Manheim, greatly spoiled by her parents.

From Project Gutenberg

So they have a new entrance—very handsome conservatory—flowers—the banker does things in style.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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