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 banter 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”. banter means “light teasing repartee”. 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
/ˈbæntɚ/
1.n.light teasing repartee
2.v.be silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
| banker | banter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæŋkɚ/ | /ˈbæntɚ/ |
| Said | BANG-kur | BAN-tur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | raillery, give-and-take, backchat |
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