banker

1 of 2

noun (1)

bank·​er ˈbaŋ-kər 

1

: one that engages in the business of banking

2

: the player who keeps the bank in various games

bankerly

ˈbaŋ-kər-lē 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Bessent spent his own hedge fund careergrowing familiar with the tools available to central bankers from Tokyo to Frankfurt to Washington. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Partial remains found on a California beach four years ago have been identified as those of a former banker who vanished in 1999. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026

The former banker had lived in Santa Rosa, a city in Northern California not far from Salmon Creek State Beach, where his remains were found. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

Human remains found in 2022 along Sonoma County’s Salmon Creek State Beach have been identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a 59-year-old former banker from nearby Santa Rosa who vanished in 1999, according to the DNA Doe Project and local authorities. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1654, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing banker

• banker's acceptance

Rhymes for banker

• anchor
• anker
• canker
• hanker
• rancor
• shanker
• tanker

Kids Definition

banker

noun

bank·​er

ˈbaŋ-kər

: a person who is engaged in the business of a bank