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■ noun
1》 a person who manages or owns a bank or group of banks.
↘the person running the table, controlling play, or acting as dealer in some gambling or board games.
2》 Brit. a supposedly certain bet.
↘a result forecast identically (while other forecasts differ) in several football-pool entries on one coupon.
Origin
C16: from Fr. banquier , from banque (see bank 2 ).
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■ noun Austral./NZ informal a river flooded to the top of its banks.