banker
Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkəː/
The English word “banker” has 12 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
- A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
- A ditcher; a drain digger.
- Synonym of browman.
- A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
- A bet that is almost certain to succeed.
- A very safe option.
- A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
Etymology
From bank + -er, after French banquier.
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