banker

1 of 2

noun (1)

bank·​er ˈbaŋ-kər How to pronounce banker (audio)
1
: one that engages in the business of banking
2
: the player who keeps the bank in various games
bankerly adjective

banker

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks

Examples of banker in a Sentence

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On Thursday, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, was still above central bankers’ 2% inflation target in September but roughly in-line with estimates and pretty steady for the past five months. Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024 Meet with investment bankers to understand market dynamics. Marc Emmer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 New research for this exhibition revealed Gallo to be, in fact, the son of a banker, who also studied law and lived as a rentier like Caillebotte. Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banker 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1654, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banker was in 1654

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“Banker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banker. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

banker

noun
bank·​er
ˈbaŋ-kər
: a person who is engaged in the business of a bank
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