Etymology

banker

ban·ker
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French banquier
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banker · noun1

  1. French · derived frombanquier
  2. English todaybanker

From bank + -er, after French banquier.

banker · noun2

From bank (“an elevation, or rising ground”) + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

banker · noun3

From bank on + -er.

banker · noun4

From bank (“an incline or hill”) + -er.

Banker · noun5

From Bank(s) + -er, from the Outer Banks.

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