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
Also joining the team is Paul Cortez as VP and senior preferred banker, and Scott Eldridge, assistant VP and senior preferred banker. Orange County resident Gianna Drake-Kerrison recently was appointed to the board of directors at The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts in Los Angeles. Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 Thanks to central bankers, homebuyers could afford to spend a little extra in the early days of the pandemic. Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024 His father was a banker and later the president of Goodwill Industries of New York. Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 18 May 2024 Central bankers credited successful wage negotiations, where Japanese unions won their biggest pay increases in over 30 years, for their decision to hike rates. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024 Trump, meanwhile, is appealing a New York judge’s ruling from February after a civil trial that Trump, his company and top executives lied about his wealth on financial statements, conning bankers and insurers who did business with him. Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024 The coroner’s report did not establish a connection between the banker’s death and his workload, but his death has called attention to the job demands required of investment bankers, like long hours, strained relationships with managers, and steep declines in both mental and physical health. Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 8 May 2024 Bed Bath was desperate for cash at the time, as Wall Street bankers were threatening to push the home-goods company into bankruptcy to salvage some of their investments. Miles Weiss, Fortune, 9 May 2024 Other Republican candidates included banker and real estate broker Jim Case, case manager and former correctional officer Jeremy Heath, and surgeon Richard Moss. Nadia Scharf, USA TODAY, 8 May 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 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

banker

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