noun
banker
BANG-kuh
noun
1
A person who works in or manages a bank, especially in a senior or professional capacity.
"Her father worked as an investment banker in the city."
"The banker approved the small business loan within a week."
How to Use Banker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose profession is banking or finance.
Common pairings
investment banker
merchant banker
Word Forms
bankers plural, bankers plural, bankers plural, bankers plural, Bankers plural
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Etymology
From bank plus the agent suffix -er, modeled on the equivalent French banquier.