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Recent Examples of banker
At the time of his death in 1831, Stephen Girard – a Philadelphia merchant, banker and philanthropist – was the wealthiest man in the United States.
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Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Ali al-Zaidi, a banker, is a political newcomer.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Carney is former two-time central banker in England and Canada as well as as chair of the board of directors for Bloomberg.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Next to me sat a banker from Vienna, living in Berlin, who wanted to move back to Vienna.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Ali al-Zaidi, a banker, is a political newcomer.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Carney is former two-time central banker in England and Canada as well as as chair of the board of directors for Bloomberg.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Next to me sat a banker from Vienna, living in Berlin, who wanted to move back to Vienna.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banker
Noun
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Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Men traveled the seas as whalers and sailors, bringing back knowledge from across continents.—
Reginald David,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like all large whales, the NOAA said fin whales were hunted by commercial whalers and their populations were significantly decimated.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On a main avenue in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, taxi drivers honked their horns and bus drivers parked their vehicles to protest rising fuel costs.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The victim reportedly claimed Holder had entered her taxi and her home uninvited.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Real Deal Even when shrimpers like Nacio innovate to become more efficient, their product can still be undercut by false advertising.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The African Sky Safari gondola gives you a bird’s-eye view of giraffes, zebras and other animals roaming below, while also giving your feet a break.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Explore by foot, or cruise down the water in a swan boat or a Venetian-style gondola.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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An encroaching fog is disrupting the ferry schedule.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ferry departs from Ceiba, just over an hour's drive southeast from San Juan.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Banker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banker. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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