English

Noun

Banker ‎(plural Bankers)

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

Synonyms

• Outer Banker

German

Noun

Banker m ‎(genitive Bankers, plural Banker)

1. banker (who works in the banking industry)

Declension

English

Noun

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. (obsolete) 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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Related terms

• bankership
• banking

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

banker ‎(plural bankers)

1. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
2. (Britain, dialect) A ditcher; a drain digger.
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     But this was no storm, the bankers could have told him. It was break of the year.

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Translations

Etymology 3

From bank ‎(“an incline or hill”) +‎ -er.

Noun

banker ‎(plural bankers)

1. (rail transport, Britain, Australia) A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.

Synonyms

• (railway locomotive): bank engine (UK), helper engine (US)

Translations

Danish

Noun

banker c

1. plural indefinite of bank

Verb

banker

1. present tense of banke

Ladino

Noun

banker m ‎(Latin spelling)

1. banker

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

banker m

1. indefinite plural of bank.
2. indefinite plural of banke

Verb

banker

1. present tense of banke

Swedish

Noun

banker

1. indefinite plural of bank .