banker en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbæŋkəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/ without æ-raising
- [ˈbæŋkəː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] æ-raising
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
- [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] æ-raising
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
- [ˈbæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈbæŋkɹ̩] without æ-raising
Etymology
From bank + -er, after French banquier.
Meanings
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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.
I have a good banker in this city, but I would not wish to draw upon the house until the time when I shall draw for a round sum.
1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
- The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
- (obsolete) A money changer.
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The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
[T]he new traceries, mullions, transoms, shafts, pinnacles, and battlements standing on the bankers half worked[.]
1895, Thomas Hardy, “II-ii”, in Jude the Obscure, London: Osgood:
- (qualifier:stationery) A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bankers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
banker's order · banker's dozen · investment banker · bankerly · zombie banker · banker's lien · bankerage · shadow banker · banker and broker · city banker · Russian Banker · banker's acceptance · bankerdom · banker's lamp · bankeress · banker's envelope · biobanker · nonbanker · banker's cheque · merchant banker · banker's card · bankership · bankster · bankerless · banker's draft · bankers' rounding · bankers' hours · banker lamp · bankerish · private investment banker
Descendants
Hyponyms
usurer · shroff · loan shark · saraf
Relateds
Synonyms
invitation envelope · banker's envelope
Translations (129)
mn банкны эзэн (one who conducts the business of banking) · sk bankár (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bank (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · nl bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · mk банкарка (one who conducts the business of banking) · la argentārius (one who conducts the business of banking) · fi pankkiiri (one who conducts the business of banking) · ms jurubank (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bankhalterin (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · hu bankár (one who conducts the business of banking) · nn bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · ca banquer (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · it banchiere (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bankhalter (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · de Banker (one who conducts the business of banking) · uk банкі́р (one who conducts the business of banking) · bg банке́р (one who conducts the business of banking) · tg банкир (one who conducts the business of banking) · uz bankir (one who conducts the business of banking) · pl bankierka (one who conducts the business of banking) · yi באַנקירער (one who conducts the business of banking) · ja 行員 (one who conducts the business of banking) · es banquero (one who conducts the business of banking) · hi बैंकर (one who conducts the business of banking) · mt bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bankierin (one who conducts the business of banking) · grc τραπεζῑ́της (money changer) · ca banquera (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · th นายธนาคาร (one who conducts the business of banking) · et pankur (one who conducts the business of banking) · tr bankacı (one who conducts the business of banking) · ka ბანკირი (one who conducts the business of banking) · ru банки́рша (one who conducts the business of banking) · sq tregtar (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · lv baņķieris (one who conducts the business of banking) · ga baincéir (one who conducts the business of banking) · kk банкир (one who conducts the business of banking) · sk bankárka (one who conducts the business of banking) · mt bankiera (one who conducts the business of banking) · fi pelinhoitaja (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · sv bankir (one who conducts the business of banking) · ro bancher (one who conducts the business of banking) · ru банки́р (one who conducts the business of banking) · ko 은행가 (one who conducts the business of banking) · eo bankisto (one who conducts the business of banking) · sw mwanabenki (one who conducts the business of banking) · bg банке́рка (one who conducts the business of banking) · sl bančnica (one who conducts the business of banking) · ca banquera (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · grc τραπεζῑ́της (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Geldwechslerin (money changer) · ko 행원 (one who conducts the business of banking) · fi pankki (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · fr banquier (one who conducts the business of banking) · it banchiera (one who conducts the business of banking) · pt banqueiro (one who conducts the business of banking) · hy բանկիր (one who conducts the business of banking) · vi chủ ngân hàng (one who conducts the business of banking) · uz bankchi (one who conducts the business of banking) · ko 은행원 (one who conducts the business of banking) · bo དངུལ་ཁང་བདག་པོ (one who conducts the business of banking) · yue 銀行家 /银行家 (one who conducts the business of banking) · nb bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · ja 銀行員 (one who conducts the business of banking) · pl bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · ky банкир (one who conducts the business of banking) · sl bančnik (one who conducts the business of banking) · ur بَین٘کَر (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Bankerin (one who conducts the business of banking) · ar مَصْرَفِيّ (one who conducts the business of banking) · cs bankéř (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · he בנקאית (one who conducts the business of banking) · ro zaraf (money changer) · ga scríbín (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · ug بانكىر (one who conducts the business of banking) · id bankir (one who conducts the business of banking) · ga baincéir (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · lt bankininkas (one who conducts the business of banking) · es banquera (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · ps بانکدار (one who conducts the business of banking) · it banchiero (one who conducts the business of banking) · az bankir (one who conducts the business of banking) · yi באַנקיר (one who conducts the business of banking) · sh bànkār (one who conducts the business of banking) · ro bancher (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · pdt Bankia (one who conducts the business of banking) · ar بَنْكِيّ (one who conducts the business of banking) · cs bankéřka (one who conducts the business of banking) · sv bankir (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · cy bancwr (one who conducts the business of banking) · ru банкомёт (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · uk банкі́рка (one who conducts the business of banking) · cmn 銀行家 /银行家 (one who conducts the business of banking) · bn ব্যাংকার (one who conducts the business of banking) · fa-ira بانْکْدار (one who conducts the business of banking) · ja 銀行家 (one who conducts the business of banking) · mk банкар (one who conducts the business of banking) · be банкі́р (one who conducts the business of banking) · sh банка̀рица (one who conducts the business of banking) · tk bankir (one who conducts the business of banking) · pt banqueira (one who conducts the business of banking) · de Geldwechsler (money changer) · ro bancheră (one who conducts the business of banking) · he בַּנְקַאי (one who conducts the business of banking) · sh ба̀нка̄р (one who conducts the business of banking) · cs bankéř (one who conducts the business of banking) · lo ນາຍທະນາຄານ (one who conducts the business of banking) · sh bankàrica (one who conducts the business of banking) · sq bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · nrf bantchi (one who conducts the business of banking) · eo bankistino (one who conducts the business of banking) · be банкі́рка (one who conducts the business of banking) · ru меня́ла (money changer) · km ធនាគារិក (one who conducts the business of banking) · io bankisto (one who conducts the business of banking) · kmr bankkar (one who conducts the business of banking) · fr banquière (one who conducts the business of banking) · ca banquer (one who conducts the business of banking) · da bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · es banquero (the dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game) · fi rahanvaihtaja (money changer) · pa ਬੈਂਕਰ (one who conducts the business of banking) · el αργυραμοιβός (money changer) · af bankier (one who conducts the business of banking) · el τραπεζίτης (one who conducts the business of banking) · vi chủ nhà băng (one who conducts the business of banking) · is bankastarfsmaður (one who conducts the business of banking) · es banquera (one who conducts the business of banking)