† bankstern.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.¹, -ster suffix.

Etymology: < bank n.¹ + -ster suffix.

Obsolete.

A person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream. Cf. bank v.¹ 9.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > others

troller1653

ground angler1835

spinner1836

bankster1885

switcher1893

plunker1926

moocher1947

flatliner1984

1885 Fishing Gaz. 4 July 315/1 The subject matter of this useful little brochure is of interest to all sorts and conditions of fishermen. Be they..perchers on the slippery beam of a weir.., or be they simply of the vast longshore family of banksters.

1891 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 24 May 11/2 Probably one of the most successful anglers in London, as a ‘bankster’ on public waters, is Mr. Jas. Patman, a member of the Bermondsey Brothers Angling society.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

bankstern.²

Brit.

/ˈbaŋkstə/, U.S.

/ˈbæŋkstər/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.³, -ster suffix.

Etymology: < bank n.³ + -ster suffix. In sense 2 after gangster n. With quot. 1931 at sense 2 compare French bankster (1934 or earlier). Compare earlier banker n.²

†1. U.S. humorous. A nickname for: a person employed in banking or associated with managing money. Obsolete.

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1893 Marion (Iowa) Sentinel 25 May ‘So Bankster married his typewriter operator?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And she doesn't do any more work?’ ‘It didn't turn out that way. She simply doesn't draw any more salary.’

1900 Washington Post 4 Feb. 6 ‘I see Bankster has failed for $5,000,000, with no assets.’ ‘He always was a great hand to take advantage of his opportunities.’

2. derogatory (originally and chiefly U.S.). A banker seen as profiteering or dishonest. Now often in plural with general reference to the banking industry as a whole.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > one conducting banking business > manager, director, or proprietor of bank > types of banker

merchant banker1652

private banker1711

actuary1816

corporate banker1841

investment banker1880

clearer1883

clearing-banker1885

bankster1931

1931 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 22 Dec. 1/1 American bankers are called ‘banksters’ in high French financial circles.

1982 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 9 July When making one of his after-dinner speeches, generally to small-business owners, Mr. Kleiner..delights in referring to his adversaries as ‘banksters’.

1991 N. Rush Mating iv. 237 I think he was a banker, or bankster, as Denoon found it amusing to call them.

2011 Independent 14 Nov. 16/1 It's now very clear who stands against the 99 per cent who the protesters aim to stand up for: it's the banksters.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bankster
释义	† bankstern.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.¹, -ster suffix. Etymology: < bank n.¹ + -ster suffix. Obsolete. A person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream. Cf. bank v.¹ 9. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > angler > others troller1653 ground angler1835 spinner1836 bankster1885 switcher1893 plunker1926 moocher1947 flatliner1984 1885 Fishing Gaz. 4 July 315/1 The subject matter of this useful little brochure is of interest to all sorts and conditions of fishermen. Be they..perchers on the slippery beam of a weir.., or be they simply of the vast longshore family of banksters. 1891 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 24 May 11/2 Probably one of the most successful anglers in London, as a ‘bankster’ on public waters, is Mr. Jas. Patman, a member of the Bermondsey Brothers Angling society. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2018). bankstern.² Brit. /ˈbaŋkstə/, U.S. /ˈbæŋkstər/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.³, -ster suffix. Etymology: < bank n.³ + -ster suffix. In sense 2 after gangster n. With quot. 1931 at sense 2 compare French bankster (1934 or earlier). Compare earlier banker n.² †1. U.S. humorous. A nickname for: a person employed in banking or associated with managing money. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1893 Marion (Iowa) Sentinel 25 May ‘So Bankster married his typewriter operator?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And she doesn't do any more work?’ ‘It didn't turn out that way. She simply doesn't draw any more salary.’ 1900 Washington Post 4 Feb. 6 ‘I see Bankster has failed for $5,000,000, with no assets.’ ‘He always was a great hand to take advantage of his opportunities.’ 2. derogatory (originally and chiefly U.S.). A banker seen as profiteering or dishonest. Now often in plural with general reference to the banking industry as a whole. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > one conducting banking business > manager, director, or proprietor of bank > types of banker merchant banker1652 private banker1711 actuary1816 corporate banker1841 investment banker1880 clearer1883 clearing-banker1885 bankster1931 1931 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 22 Dec. 1/1 American bankers are called ‘banksters’ in high French financial circles. 1982 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 9 July When making one of his after-dinner speeches, generally to small-business owners, Mr. Kleiner..delights in referring to his adversaries as ‘banksters’. 1991 N. Rush Mating iv. 237 I think he was a banker, or bankster, as Denoon found it amusing to call them. 2011 Independent 14 Nov. 16/1 It's now very clear who stands against the 99 per cent who the protesters aim to stand up for: it's the banksters. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1885n.²1893
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