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# banker

noun (a banker, bankers)

«banker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#m1)
2. (games) The player in charge of the bank in a game like Monopoly, who hands out and takes in money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) Something certain to happen or win: «That team is a banker for the title.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#m3)

### In the lessons

In money lessons, a bank keeps people's savings safe and lends money; bankers decide who can borrow and how much interest to charge. In Monopoly, one player is the banker. In old stories, bankers are often rich and important. Phrases: «a bank manager» (more common for the person you meet at a branch).

### Examples

- The banker agreed to lend the family money for a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x1)
- I'll be the banker in Monopoly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x2)
- Her mum is a banker in the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x3)
- The banker counted out the notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x4)
- Bankers had to explain why the bank lost so much money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x5)
- The banker gave each player 1,500 pounds to start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x6)
- A rich banker's family, who were driving in a coach and four, were blown out of it, and could not even find room behind it with their footmen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/#x7)

### Note

Countable. A bank clerk or teller serves customers; a banker usually means a senior person. In games maths, the banker adds and subtracts money.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banker.html) on Mova free.