banker

bank-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who works in banking, especially at a senior level.

  2. 2.

    A person or company that manages a bank.

  3. 3.

    The person in charge of the bank in gambling games.

  4. 4.

    [British, informal]A sure thing; a certainty.

Forms

plural: bankers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    investment banker — A person who helps companies raise capital.
  • •
    central banker — An official at a central bank.
  • •
    merchant banker — A banker involved in financing trade.

Related words

See also: bank, finance, financier, loan
Synonyms: bank_executive, financier

Etymology

From bank + -er (agent suffix), first recorded in the 16th century.