Banker
/ˈbæŋ.kər/noun
A person or institution that conducts banking or manages money and credit.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Italian banca, a bench or counter used by money-changers, and the same old Germanic root behind “bank” gave English a whole family of words for a raised edge or seat.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bankiz
“a ridge, bank, or raised edge”
Old English
OE
banke
“a bank, mound, or raised edge”
Medieval Italian
Italian
banca
“a bench or money-changer’s counter”
Middle French
French
banquier
“a banker; money-changer”
14th Century
English
banker
“a money-changer or one who deals in banking”
Modern English
English
banker
“a person or institution engaged in banking”