banker

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Related terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Synonyms 1.4.1.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb 3 Norwegian 3.1 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bæŋkə(r)/ SAMPA: /b{Nk@(r)/

  Rhymes: -æŋkə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From bank + -er, after French banquier

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banker (plural bankers)

1. 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.
2. A money changer.
3. The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.
4. The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.

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• banking

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[edit] Etymology 2

From bank (An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea) + -er

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banker (plural bankers)

1. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
2. A ditcher; a drain digger.

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[edit] Etymology 3

From bank (An incline, a hill) + -er

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banker (plural bankers)

1. (rail transport, British, Australian) A railway locomotive temporarily attached to the rear of a train to assist the train to climb an incline.

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• (railway locomotive): A helper engine (US)

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banker c.

1. Plural indefinite of bank.

[edit] Verb

banker

1. Present of banke.

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banker

1. indefinite plural of bank.

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banker c.

1. indefinite plural of bank.