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

If the labor market is softer than anticipated, that could give central bankers more cover to look through price shocks from the Iran war. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Until Waller, Warsh, and central bankers in general are willing to acknowledge the problem at the heart of the Fed, no task force can fix what’s wrong. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

His senior adviser, former Goldman Sachs banker Carlos Cordeiro, resigned and called it a bad deal. — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

The plan, called FIFA Forward Enterprise, inspired Carlos Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker and officially Infantino’s senior adviser, to resign. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 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