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banker¹
- /ˈbæŋkəː/ Australia, UK
- [ˈbæŋkəː] Australia, UK
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From bank + -er, after French banquier.
noun bankers
- One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. I have a good banker in this city, but I would not wish to draw upon the house until the time when I shall draw for a round sum.
- The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
- A money changer.
- The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work. [T]he new traceries, mullions, transoms, shafts, pinnacles, and battlements standing on the bankers half worked[.]
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A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
Similar: banker's envelope, invitation envelope
banker²
- /ˈbæŋkəː/ Australia, UK
- [ˈbæŋkəː] Australia, UK
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From bank (“an elevation, or rising ground”) + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
noun bankers
- A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. May 20 1815, John Quincy Adams, letter to a merchant I think the 584 Bankers may be put down 36,540 tons, navigated by 4,627 men and boys
- A ditcher; a drain digger. But this was no storm, the bankers could have told him. It was break of the year.
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Synonym of browman.
Similar: browman
- A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
banker³
- /ˈbæŋkəː/ Australia, UK
- [ˈbæŋkəː] Australia, UK
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)
noun bankers
- A bet that is almost certain to succeed.
- A very safe option. When Jose came to Manchester United, two and a half years ago, this was the no-brainer, the banker, the one which couldn't fail. The one who had never failed.
Similar: sure thing
banker⁴
- /ˈbæŋkəː/ Australia, UK
- [ˈbæŋkəː] Australia, UK
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] US
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ US
- [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From bank (“an incline or hill”) + -er.
noun bankers
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A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
Between them these engines work passenger trains on the Keith line, and also act as bankers up to Dava when required.
Similar: bank engine, banking engine, helper, helper engine
Banker⁵
Where it comes from
From Bank(s) + -er, from the Outer Banks.
noun Bankers
- A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Outer Banks, long "North Carolina's best kept secret," were in the midst of development, with newcomers arriving, condominiums rising, roads jammed, the Bankers and a way of life bending like dune grass before a great wind.
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A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Similar: Outer Banker
Banker⁶
proper noun
- A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bank, stockbroker, banking, broker, trustee, bq, banks, guests, treasurer, financier, lender, moneylender, creditor, mortgagee, loan-shark, capitalist
noun
Similar: sure thing
Translations
Every language
noun one who conducts the business of banking
| Español | banquero, banquera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은행가 eunhaengga, 은행원 eunhaeng'won, 행원 haeng'won |
| 日本語 | 銀行家 ginkōka, 銀行員 ginkōin, 行員 kōin |
| 中文 | 銀行家 /银行家 yínhángjiā |
| हिन्दी | बैंकर ba͠ikar |
| Kiswahili | mwanabenki |
| Português | banqueiro, banqueira |
| Français | banquier, banquière |
| Deutsch | Bankier, Bankierin, Banker, Bankerin |
| Italiano | banchiere, banchiero, banchiera |
| Ελληνικά | τραπεζίτης trapezítis |
| Română | bancher, bancheră |
| Русский | банки́р bankír, банки́рша bankírša |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ ngân hàng, chủ nhà băng |
| العربية | مَصْرَفِيّ maṣrafiyy, بَنْكِيّ bankiyy |
| עברית | בַּנְקַאי banka'i, בנקאית banka'ít |
noun the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game
| Español | banquero, banquera |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bank, Bankhalter, Bankhalterin |
| Română | bancher |
| Русский | банкомёт bankomjót |
noun money changer
| Deutsch | Geldwechsler, Geldwechslerin |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αργυραμοιβός argyramoivós |
| Română | zaraf |
| Русский | меня́ла menjála |
noun railway locomotive
| 中文 | 補機 /补机 bǔjī |
|---|---|
| Română | locomotivă împingătoare |
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title = {banker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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