I. ˈbaŋ-kər noun
Date: 1534
1. : one that engages in the business of banking
2. : the player who keeps the bank in various games
• bank·er·ly -lē adjective
II. noun
Date: 1666
: a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks
I. ˈbaŋ-kər noun
Date: 1534
1. : one that engages in the business of banking
2. : the player who keeps the bank in various games
• bank·er·ly -lē adjective
II. noun
Date: 1666
: a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003