单词 | banker |
释义 | banker 1. n.   1. a person who manages or owns a bank or group of banks.   2. a a keeper of the bank or dealer in some gambling games. b a card-game involving gambling.   3. Brit. a result forecast identically (while other forecasts differ) in several football-pool entries on one coupon. Phrases and idioms banker's card = cheque card. banker's order an instruction to a bank to pay money or deliver property, signed by the owner or the owner's agent. Etymology: F banquier f. banque BANK(2) 2. n.   1. a a fishing boat off Newfoundland. b a Newfoundland fisherman.   2. Austral. colloq. a river flooded to the top of its banks. Etymology: BANK(1) + -ER(1) |
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