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bank·er 1

 (băng′kər)
n.
1. One serving as an officer or owner of a bank.
2. Games The player in charge of the bank in some gambling games.

bank′er·ly adj.

bank·er 2

 (băng′kər)
n.
One engaged in cod fishing off Newfoundland.

bank·er 3

 (băng′kər)
n.
A workbench used by a mason or sculptor.

[From bank, bench (obsolete).]
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bankerly

(ˈbæŋkəlɪ)
adj
US relating to or resembling a banker
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As with the outside, elegance and bankerly decorum is provided by very careful control of proportions and good materials.