English Explanatory Dictionary

banker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. A money changer.
  4. The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
  5. A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
noun
  1. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
  2. A ditcher; a drain digger.
  3. Synonym of browman.
  4. A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
noun
  1. A bet that is almost certain to succeed.
  2. A very safe option.
noun
  1. A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
noun
  1. A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
  2. A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
name
  1. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæŋkəː/ [ˈbæŋkəː] EN-AU ck1 banker.ogg /ˈbæŋkɚ/ [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩]

Word forms

banker bankers

Etymology

From bank + -er, after French banquier.

Synonyms

banker's envelope invitation envelope browman sure thing bank engine banking engine helper helper engine Outer Banker

Related words

bank banking

Derived words

bankerage bankerdom bankeress bankerish banker lamp banker's lamp bankerless bankerly banker's acceptance banker's card banker's cheque banker's dozen banker's draft banker's envelope bankership bankers' hours banker's lien banker's order bankers' rounding bankster biobanker city banker investment banker merchant banker nonbanker private investment banker Russian Banker shadow banker zombie banker
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