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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Noun
The point is to shift the culture of risk taking among Swiss bankers. Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024 By Kate Lloyd Olsen wed banker Sarkozy in 2015 in a private home in Manhattan. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024 Prior to becoming an author, David was a banker, politician, business owner and investor. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 He was invited to sit on the board of organizations such as Blockchain Turkey, a respected crypto nonprofit in Istanbul, alongside the country’s biggest bankers. Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024 Moving that much money around requires a banker, whom prosecutors say Murdaugh had in Russell Laffitte, who collected $350,000 in fees to handle the attorney money. Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 The easy money lured a cross-section of society, from business people and bankers to police officers and young people just starting their careers. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024 John Kilgour, a banker whose father was a charter member of the society, donated 4 acres of land near Hyde Park for the observatory. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2024 Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024

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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

Dictionary Entries Near banker

Cite this Entry

“Banker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

banker

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