Bankier

See also: bankier

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baŋˈkjeː/
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Noun

Bankier m (strong, genitive Bankiers, plural Bankiers, feminine Bankierin)

The owner or a high-ranking officer of a bank.

Usage notes

Bankier is a narrower term than Banker and much narrower than Bankangestellter. See the two lemmas for more.

Declension

Declension of Bankier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bankier	die	Bankiers
genitive	eines	des	Bankiers	der	Bankiers
dative	einem	dem	Bankier	den	Bankiers
accusative	einen	den	Bankier	die	Bankiers

Derived terms

Bankierin
Privatbankier

Related terms

Bank

Descendants

→ Finnish: pankkiiri
→ Yiddish: באַנקיר (bankir)

Further reading

“Bankier” in Duden online
“Bankier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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