banker

1 of 2

noun (1)

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

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Central bankers cut rates three times last year and projected two more this year. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025 The big picture: Private equity buyers have demonstrated a willingness to pay healthy multiples for restaurant businesses, an industry banker says. Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 The once inevitable ascension of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is now in doubt, since former central banker Mark Carney—a Liberal—looks like he might be better suited to managing Trump. Stephen Maher, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025 Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as consultant at US consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Matthew Chance, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for banker

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1654, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banker was in 1654

Cite this Entry

“Banker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banker. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

banker

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

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