banker vs banking

banker

noun
  • A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline. 

  • A ditcher; a drain digger. 

  • A banksman. 

  • The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game. 

  • A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. 

  • 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. 

  • The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work. 

banking

noun
  • The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear. 

  • The occupation of managing or working in a bank. 

  • Investment banking. 

  • The business of managing a bank. 

  • A horizontal turn. 

  • A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc. 

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