banker


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
banker1
noun
  • 1 a person who manages or owns a bank or group of banks.

    ■ the person running the table, controlling play, or acting as dealer in some gambling or board games.

  • 2 Brit. a supposedly certain bet.

    ■ a result forecast identically (while other forecasts differ) in several football-pool entries on one coupon.

– origin C16: from Fr. banquier, from banque (see bank2).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
banker2
noun Austral./NZ informal a river flooded to the top of its banks.
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