banker
One who conducts the business of bankingOne 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.
» Tom is a banker.
Том — банкир.
Том — банкір.
Meaning
12 sensesOne 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.
Bankier, Bankierin, Banker
банки́рbankír, банки́ршаbankírša
банкі́рbankír, банкі́ркаbankírka
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
Bank, Bankhalter, Bankhalterin
банкомётbankomjót
the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
May 20 1815, John Quincy Adams, letter to a merchant I think the 584 Bankers may be put down 36,540 tons, navigated by 4,627 men and boys
(UK, dialectal)A ditcher; a drain digger.
Synonym of browman.
(Australia, colloquial)A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
(UK)A bet that is almost certain to succeed.
(UK, broadly)A very safe option.
(Australia, UK)A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
(obsolete)A money changer.
Geldwechsler, Geldwechslerin
меня́лаmenjála
Examples
61 sentencesTom is a banker.
Том — банкір.
ruТом — банкир.
I'm a banker.
Я банкір.
ruЯ банкир.
Bankers rule the world.
Банкіри керують світом.
Tom is a banker, isn't he?
Tom has an uncle who is a banker.
deTom hat einen Onkel, der Bankier ist.
Translations
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Origin
From bank + -er, after French banquier. From bank (“an elevation, or rising ground”) + -eFrom bank + -er, after French banquier.
From bank (“an elevation, or rising ground”) + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
From bank on + -er.
From bank (“an incline or hill”) + -er.
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