Money and banking / B1

BANGK-uh/ˈbæŋkə/

A banker is a senior bank employee, not every cashier: an investment banker; a central banker. Banking is the industry. Bank clerk / cashier is the counter job. The word can sound critical in UK political debate (the bankers). Do not call a customer a banker.

Meaning

A person who works in a senior job in a bank.

Examples

• “The banker refused the loan because the business plan was weak.”
• “The banker turned down the loan because cash flow was weak.”
• “Central bankers signalled that rates would stay high, which is the policy sense.”

Good to know

investment / central banker. Industry: banking. Counter staff: cashier / clerk. Can sound political in UK news.

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