el
masculine
/baŋˈkeɾo/
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Translation
banker
Word origin
From banco ('bench, bank'), from Italian banca, the money-changer's bench in a medieval market, plus the agent suffix -ero. English 'bank' and 'banker' share the same Germanic-into-Italian root.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- banca
- English cognates
- bank, banker
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbanqueros
Examples
préstamo .
The banker granted him the loan without any trouble.
.
His father is a well-known banker in the city.
, .
The banker checked the accounts, and then signed the contract.
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I spoke with the banker about my savings.
¿ ?
Do you trust your banker's advice?
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