banker
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbæŋkər/
- Jargon
:
banquero (en juegos)
- So I put some of the money into legitimate deals with Charlie Clark, Ace's banker.
- a central banker
- an investment banker
Examples
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"What about the child?" asked the dealer as the banker answered a call at another table.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now, you're the banker, darling.
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I play the role of the banker to whom students must write out checks.
Academic text (2009) -
You're not playing tonight, but we need a banker over here.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then it's like a banker coming to collect what they're owed by any means necessary.
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"Just remarkable!" She summoned the banker, changed her chips into credits, and carried the cash over to the Forever Kid.
Fiction book (1991) -
Player side, banker side.
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"Jason's been the banker for every crapshoot I won.
Fiction book (1999) -
You're my first banker.
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In the gambling game, she acted as the banker, collecting bets from all the players.
Synonyms
44
7.8
A person who accepts bets and pays out money to people who win, often on horse races
34
3.2
A person who gives each player the cards in a card game
9
6.0
A person or company that takes and pays out bets on sports, for example horse races
4
9.3
A person at a casino table who collects and pays bets
1
8.8
A person in a betting shop who checks bets and pays winnings to customers
A person who handles money for other people, like taking and investing it
A person who receives, manages and pays out money for a company
Compounds
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5.8
A person who helps companies get money and gives advice on big company deals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Banker comes from the word bank 'bench' or 'table' and the ending -er 'one who does something'. In games the banker is the player who sits at the money table and controls the bets and payouts, so the name matches the job.