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title: banker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «banker» in the school dictionary: A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# banker

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**Who acts:** person, player, team, banker, I, mum · **What happens:** run, work, decide, hand out, take, charge · **To what, where:** money, bank, banker, family money, Monopoly, city · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«banker» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [banker in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banker.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:m1:1
# text = A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
6	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	loans	loan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | at a high level in a bank | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at level=Theme |
| 3 | **decide** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about loans and money | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about loan=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The player in charge of the bank in a game like Monopoly, who hands out and takes in money.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:m2:1
# text = The player in charge of the bank in a game like Monopoly, who hands out and takes in money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Monopoly	Monopoly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand out** | present | the player in charge of the bank in a game like Monopoly |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | present | the player in charge of the bank in a game like Monopoly *not said here* |  |  | money |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in money=Location |
| 3 | **charge** |  |  | the bank |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something certain to happen or win: «That team is a banker for the title.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:m3:1
# text = Something certain to happen or win: «That team is a banker for the title.».
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that team | a banker |  |  |  | for the title | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banker agreed to lend the family money for a house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x1:1
# text = The banker agreed to lend the family money for a house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | the banker |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lend** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the banker *not said here* | the family money |  |  |  | for a house | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'll be the banker in Monopoly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x2:1
# text = I'll be the banker in Monopoly.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Monopoly	Monopoly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | future | I | the banker |  | Monopoly |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her mum is a banker in the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x3:1
# text = Her mum is a banker in the city.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her mum | a banker |  | the city |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banker counted out the notes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x4:1
# text = The banker counted out the notes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count out** | participle | the banker *not said here* | the notes |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bankers had to explain why the bank lost so much money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x5:1
# text = Bankers had to explain why the bank lost so much money.
1	Bankers	banker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Bankers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Bankers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | past | the bank | much money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banker gave each player 1,500 pounds to start.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x6:1
# text = The banker gave each player 1,500 pounds to start.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	1,500	1,500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the banker | each player |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent player=Recipient pound=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | the banker *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rich banker's family, who were driving in a coach and four, were blown out of it, and could not even find room behind it with their footmen.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banker:x7:1
# text = A rich banker's family, who were driving in a coach and four, were blown out of it, and could not even find room behind it with their footmen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	banker	banker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
25	even	even	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
27	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
28	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nmod	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	footmen	footman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past · progressive | a rich banker's family |  |  | a coach |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **blow out** | past · passive |  | a rich banker's family |  | coach |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary it=Product |
| 3 | **not** **find** | could |  | room |  | family |  | with their footmen | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Topic |

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