bankster
bank·ster
bankster · banksters
A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from…A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers.
UK/ˈbæŋkstə/US/ˈbæŋkstɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, informal)A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers.
Bankster
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Origin
Blend of banker + gangster. Popularized in the Pecora Commission (1932–1934) that investigBlend of banker + gangster. Popularized in the Pecora Commission (1932–1934) that investigated the causes of the Wall Street crash of 1929. The term was later used by Léon Degrelle, Belgian fascist politician and journalist, in 1937 as a pejorative term for high financiers.
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plural: bankstersWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbanksterism