banker

/'bæɳkə/

Thân thiện

The banker counts the money at the end of the game.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who owns, manages, or is a senior executive in a bank: A professional involved in the business of banking, such as receiving deposits, lending money, or managing financial services.
   • The person who holds the bank in a gambling game: The individual or entity that collects and pays out money in games of chance, such as in certain card games or casinos.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Financial):
  • The banker approved the loan for the new business.
  • She met with her banker to discuss investment options.
• Noun (Gambling):
  • In this round of baccarat, the casino acts as the banker.
  • He lost all his money to the banker at the card table.

Advanced Usage

• "To break the banker": In gambling, to win so much money from the bank that it runs out of funds.
  • The lucky streak of the gambler threatened to break the banker.
• "A banker's draft": A check or draft issued by a bank on its own funds, considered a very secure form of payment. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as advanced usage).
  • The payment required a banker's draft for security.

Variants and Related Words

• Banking (n): The business conducted or services offered by a bank.
  • He has a long career in banking.
• Bankable (adj): Acceptable to or at a bank; also used figuratively to mean reliable or certain to bring profit.
  • The movie star is considered a bankable asset.

Synonyms

• Financier: A person concerned with the management of large amounts of money on behalf of governments, companies, or other organizations.
• Moneylender: A person or group that lends money, especially at high interest rates (this can have a more specific or negative connotation compared to 'banker').

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: 'Banker' as a noun does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The related verb 'bank' does.)

Related Idioms

• "A banker's hours": Very short or leisurely working hours, traditionally associated with the historical operating hours of banks.
  • Since he started his own consultancy, he keeps banker's hours.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
2. a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank