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noun

banker

BANG-ker/ˈbæŋkər/

a person who owns, manages, or works in a bank

The banker helps a customer with financial papers.

A professional woman banker assists a seated customer across a bank desk with unmarked financial papers and a secure vault behind.
Etymology
bankItalianbench, moneylender’s table
+erEnglishperson engaged in an activity

The bench or table was the money dealer’s place of business. Its name came to denote the financial institution, and banker named the person who kept or operated it.

In context

The Western Library265:05
… asked his friend and personal banker TC Frost, president of Frost Bank …
Will Fain, U.S. Marshal Book 4 by R. O. Lane | Western Audiobooks

More examples

  • She spoke with a banker about financing the shop.
  • Several bankers attended the meeting.
  • His father worked as a banker for thirty years.

Forms

banker · bankers

bank noun — an institution that handles money

banking noun — the business of providing financial services

Similar words

financier
Someone managing or providing large amounts of money.
teller
A bank employee handling customer transactions specifically.