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banker
1[ bang-ker ]
noun
- a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- Games. the keeper or holder of the bank.
banker
2[ bang-ker ]
banker
3[ bang-ker ]
noun
- a bench or table used by masons for dressing stones or bricks.
banker
1/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- a person who owns or is an executive in a bank
- an official or player in charge of the bank in any of various games, esp gambling games
- a result that has been forecast identically in a series of entries on a football pool coupon
- a person or thing that appears certain to win or be successful
banker
2/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- a fishing vessel of Newfoundland
- a fisherman in such a vessel
- informal.a stream almost overflowing its banks (esp in the phrase run a banker )
- Also calledbank engine a locomotive that is used to help a heavy train up a steep gradient
banker
3/ ˈæŋə /
noun
- a craftsman's workbench
- a timber board used as a base for mixing building materials
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Drummond, a banker and MP for West Surrey, helped to build up the church which was founded with 12 apostles.
At the start of the year, Carney was a former central banker with no experience as a politician.
Carney is pitching himself as the man most ready to meet this critical moment - a steady central banker who helped shepherd Canada's economy through the 2008 financial crisis and later, the UK through Brexit.
Carney, the former central banker of Canada and the UK, has touted his party as the best option to deal with Trump and his tariffs.
Carney touted his experience as a former central banker for both Canada and the UK, as well as his time in the private sector.
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