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

Central bankers are weighing whether to resume raising interest rates in December as inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank's 2% target. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

The deal’s earlier documentation also listed China International Capital Corporation’s Hong Kong securities business among the transaction’s bankers, alongside Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and South Africa’s Standard Bank. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment banker, Sports Illustrated columnist and startup co-founder. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Seah grew up in Taiwan before studying law in Hong Kong and Beijing and working as an investment banker in Hong Kong and London. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 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