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

She was tried alongside 85 others, including former central bankers and government officials, as well as previous SCB executives. —Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024

DealBook Summit in Manhattan Wednesday, the central banker said Bitcoin is a speculative asset like gold, rather than something comparable to a currency. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024

That has helped the company’s credit profile, but the push to buy Capri turned out to be an expensive enterprise — requiring bankers, lawyers, a payment to cover Capri’s expenses and lots of interest expense on that debt. —Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024

Investors, investment bankers, and private equity have viewed the change in Washington as heralding a possible improvement in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as well as public equity issuance. —Randy Watts, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

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

Kids Definition

banker

noun

bank·​er

ˈbaŋ-kər

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