Definitions for "Banker"
Selection regarded as a near certainty.
When a punter (person placing the bet) thinks they have a racing certainty, this is said to be a banker bet.
Selection regarded as the best bet of the day.
Keywords:  gow, bettors, gambling, dealer, casino
The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.
the player's opponent in a round of Pai Gow poker
the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
Keywords:  umbrella, fellow, rain, shining, lends
a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain
a fellow who loans you his umbrella on a sunny day, and as soon as it begins to rain he wants it back
a man who lends you an umbrella when the weather is fair, and takes it away from you when it rains
Keywords:  bench, mason, stone, arches, timber
The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.
Mason's bench that is used to lay out and shape arches.
Bench of timber or stone on which stone is shaped.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
i) A fishing boat off Newfoundland, ii) a Newfoundland fisherman.
A banking locomotive was often used to assist trains up particularly steep or long banks, or gradients. Many banks had locomotives permanently allocated for this purpose. Trains would stop at the bottom of a bank, and the banker would buffer up to the rear (but not couple on). The train would then ascend the bank with the bankers assistance, and at the top the banker could drop off without the train needing to stop.
a locomotive that assists in hauling a train up a steep gradient
An individual in the business of assisting in arranging funding or negotiating contracts for a client but who does loan the money himself. Bankers usually charge a fee or receive a commission for their services.
Keywords:  ditcher, digger, drain
A ditcher; a drain digger.
Keywords:  bursar, nightly, cashiering, frs, feeds
The Cashiering System in the Bursar's Office that feeds nightly records of deposits to FRS.
Keywords:  guy, else, changer, money, someone
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
A money changer.
a guy that lands someone else's money and profits from the interest rate difference"
Keywords:  flap, diamond, throat, edge, envelope
An envelope with a diamond flap on the long edge.
Style with an opening on the long edge, and a diamond shape flap. Described as either high cut or low cut depending upon the throat.
Keywords:  amass, massive, trying, ass
a massive ass trying to amass more ass
Keywords:  advisor, lawyer, doctor
an advisor, much like a doctor or a lawyer
a raised board on which plaster is stored beside the plasterer for immediate use.
a good person to know and your reputation at a bank can mean success or failure
The person responsible for selling and cashing chips.
Keywords:  executive, someone, owns
someone who owns or is an executive in a bank