Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bankeress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: banker-ess
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female banker.

Obsolete

noun

The wife of a banker

Example Sentences

"I dined there a couple of months ago; and the bankeress said something about you"

Etymology

From banker + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: banker

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bankeresses (plural)

Questions

What does bankeress mean?: A female banker.
Where does bankeress come from?: From banker + -ess.

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