banker
ban·ker/ˈbæŋkəː/noun
banker is spelled B-A-N-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ban·ker). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banker means “One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banker is bankers.
How many letters and syllables are in banker?
| Letters | 6: B-A-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ban·ker |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is banker?
Banker appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce banker?
- UK /ˈbæŋkəː/
- UK [ˈbæŋkəː]
- /ˈbæŋkɚ/
Banker has 2 syllables, split ban·ker in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_banker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with banker?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as banker from its last stressed vowel (/æŋkə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of banker
- bankers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
- 2
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
- 3
obsoleteA money changer.
- 4
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
- 5
A type of envelope with a diamond shape or V-flap that opens on the long edge.
- 6
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
May 20 1815, John Quincy Adams, letter to a merchant I think the 584 Bankers may be put down 36,540 tons, navigated by 4,627 men and boys
- 7
UKA ditcher; a drain digger.
- 8
Synonym of browman.
- 9
AustraliacolloquialA watercourse filled from bank to bank.
- 10
UKA bet that is almost certain to succeed.
- 11
UKA very safe option.
- 12
AustraliaUKA railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
noun
- 1
A native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
- 2
A Banker horse, a feral horse from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banquier, banquière |
| German | Bankier, Bankierin, Banker, Bankerin , Geldwechsler, Geldwechslerin |
| Portuguese | banqueiro, banqueira |
| Spanish | banquero, banquera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does banker come from?
From bank + -er, after French banquier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).