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banker
1[ bang-ker ]
noun
- a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- Games. the keeper or holder of the bank.
banker
2[ bang-ker ]
banker
3[ bang-ker ]
noun
- a bench or table used by masons for dressing stones or bricks.
banker
1/ ˈæŋə /
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
banker
2/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- a fishing vessel of Newfoundland
- a fisherman in such a vessel
- informal.a stream almost overflowing its banks (esp in the phrase run a banker )
- Also calledbank engine a locomotive that is used to help a heavy train up a steep gradient
banker
3/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- a craftsman's workbench
- a timber board used as a base for mixing building materials
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Carney, the former central banker of Canada and the UK, has touted his party as the best option to deal with Trump and his tariffs.
Carney touted his experience as a former central banker for both Canada and the UK, as well as his time in the private sector.
Most of my graduating class went off to be management consultants and investment bankers.
Wilbur Ross, an investment banker who served as Commerce Secretary during Trump’s first term, indicated that he was unnerved by the magnitude of the planned tariff hike.
Other support for the legislation trickled in Monday, as markets continued to drop and bankers talked of a looming recession.
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