Banker

See also: banker and bankéř

English

Etymology 1

From Bank(s) +‎ -er, from the Outer Banks.

Noun

Banker (plural Bankers)

1. A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
   • 1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 490:

     The Outer Banks, long "North Carolina's best kept secret," were in the midst of development, with newcomers arriving, condominiums rising, roads jammed, the Bankers and a way of life bending like dune grass before a great wind.

2. A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Synonyms

• Outer Banker

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Banker

1. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Banker, Bolo Batallion, Buayan, Cainglet, Calapan, Calubihan, Concepcion, Diampak, Dipala, Gacbusan, Goodyear, Lacnapan, Little Baguio, Lumbayao, Nazareth, Palinta, Peñaranda, Poblacion, Riverside, Sanghanan, Santa Cruz, Sayao, Shiolan, Simbol, Sininan, Tamin, Tampilisan, Tigbangagan, Timuay Danda — barangays of Kabasalan

Anagrams

• barken

German

Alternative forms

• Bänker (less common)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋkɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋkɐ/ (uncommon)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Banker m (strong, genitive Bankers, plural Banker, feminine Bankerin)

1. banker (one who works in the banking industry)

Usage notes

• Banker is a wider term than Bankier but narrower than Bankangestellter. It is commonly used of those who are entrusted with making business decisions within a bank, excluding for example mere cashiers or tellers.

Declension

Declension of Banker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Banker	die	Banker
genitive	eines	des	Bankers	der	Banker
dative	einem	dem	Banker	den	Bankern
accusative	einen	den	Banker	die	Banker

Related terms

• Bank
• Bankier
• Bankster

Further reading

• “Banker” in Duden online, compare also “Bänker” in Duden online