banker
/ˈbæŋkɚ/
noun
Common
1.n.a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
2.n.the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
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banker and banner differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. banker means “a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank”. banner means “long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising”. banker is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbæŋkɚ/
1.n.a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
2.n.the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
/ˈbænɚ/
1.n.long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
2.n.a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
3.n.any distinctive flag
| banker | banner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæŋkɚ/ | /ˈbænɚ/ |
| Said | BANG-kur | BAN-ur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | streamer |
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