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banker

/ˈbæŋkɚ/

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What does banker mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
  3. The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
More meanings (12)

noun

  1. A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
  2. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
  3. A ditcher; a drain digger.
  4. Synonym of browman.
  5. A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
  6. A bet that is almost certain to succeed.
  7. A very safe option.
  8. A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
  9. A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
  10. A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
  11. (obsolete) A money changer.

proper noun

  1. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbæŋkɚ/

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After taking Raffles to bed that night the banker ordered his closed carriage to be ready at half-past seven the next morning.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
But the banker lends for a short time only, while the usurer's loan may be for one, two, three, or more years.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
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His father was the younger son of an ancient family in Fife, and carried on the business of a goldsmith and banker.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
A particular banker lends among his customers his own promissory notes, to the extent, we shall suppose, of a hundred thousand pounds.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
Of course, the gallant banker called for it the next day, and the acquaintance thus accidentally made, soon ripened into mutual affection.
William SangsterUmbrellas and Their HistoryProject Gutenberg ebook #6674