BANKER


Meaning of BANKER in English

banker 1

/bang"keuhr/ , n.

1. a person employed by a bank, esp. as an executive or other official.

2. Games. the keeper or holder of the bank.

[ 1525-35; banquier; see BANK 2 , -ER 2 ]

banker 2

/bang"keuhr/ , n.

1. a vessel employed in cod fishery on the banks off Newfoundland.

2. a fisherman on such a vessel.

3. Australian. a river near flood level, the water being almost bank high.

[ 1660-70; BANK 1 + -ER 1 ]

banker 3

/bang"keuhr/ , n.

a bench or table used by masons for dressing stones or bricks.

[ 1670-80; BANK 3 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .