banker

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noun (1)

bank·​er ˈbaŋ-kər How to pronounce banker (audio)
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1
: one that engages in the business of banking
2
: the player who keeps the bank in various games
bankerly
ˈbaŋ-kər-lē How to pronounce banker (audio)
adjective

banker

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noun (2)

: a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks

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Next week's inflation numbers will be key in determining whether central bankers raise interest rates at their September meeting. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 The Fed opted to hold interest rates steady at its most recent meeting in July, but central bankers appeared divided over the move. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Cusk was briefly married to a banker before meeting her second husband, Adrian Clarke. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for banker

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First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1654, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of banker was in 1654

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banker

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

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