banker
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who conducts banking.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bangkerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbæŋkɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One 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.
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
ukby extension
A very safe option.
Australiacolloquial
A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One 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.
Used this way, banker is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use banker
- “My banker helped me set up a new savings account last week.”
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