bankster
9.5
Describing dishonest, greedy actions by bankers
- adjective
- /ˈbæŋkstər/
- Offensive
:
sinvergüenza
- Is it not a miserable thing that these bankster elite people, who have so much and can live their lives any way they wish, spend it trying to take away everyone else's right to a happy life, trying to control the world?
Examples
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Many people are angry about the bankster practices that led to the financial crisis.
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Her article exposing the bankster tactics drew significant public attention and outrage.
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The proposal was dismissed as another bankster scheme aimed at exploiting the poor.
Synonyms
dishonest
vsbankster
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
describes corrupt greedy behavior linked to people in finance rather than general lying
unscrupulous
vsbankster
25
7.5
A person or company that is not honest and tries to take advantage of others
focuses on corrupt greedy conduct in finance rather than general lack of morals
mercenary
vsbankster
4
7.3
Doing things mainly for money rather than for belief or loyalty
emphasizes greedy corrupt actions in finance rather than just money motivation
Antonyms
Compounds
greedy bankster
- Offensive
9.9
A dishonest banker or financial worker who takes money from people unfairly
How Corrupt
corrupt
291
4.4
291
4.4
bankster
- Offensive
dishonest
128
2.5
128
2.5
unethical
102
4.8
102
4.8
questionable
176
3.9
176
3.9
honest
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
bankster positive
Morphology
Etymology
Bankster used as an adjective describes actions that look like those of a corrupt banker, formed from bank + -ster as in gangster. That's why calling a method 'bankster' means it is 'dishonest' or greedy.