banker

Related to banker: investment banker

a banker's dozen

One less than a dozen, i.e., 11. A play on "a baker's dozen" (13 rather than 12), it refers to lending in which interest is deducted at the time of the loan, therefore yielding less than what the loan actually stipulated. A soccer team has a banker's dozen players on the field at any given time.
See also: dozen

bankers' hours

A working day that is shorter than usual or acceptable, especially one that begins late and ends early. It refers to the traditional opening times for banks, which formerly opened at 10 AM and closed at 3 PM. With the boss out on vacation, some of us have been working bankers' hours for the past couple of weeks.
See also: hour

banker's hours

A limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends). You won't be able to reach her on a Saturday—she keeps banker's hours.
See also: hour

colder than the shady side of a banker's heart

Very cold. You better bundle up—it's colder than the shady side of a banker's heart today.
See also: colder, heart, of, shady, side

emptier than a banker's heart

Containing nothing. Totally empty. We really need to go to the grocery store because our refrigerator is emptier than a banker's heart right now.
See also: empty, heart

keep banker's hours

To work for a period of time in the day that is shorter than is usual or acceptable, especially one that begins late and ends early. It refers to the traditionally short opening times for banks. Sometimes written as "keep bankers' hours." With the boss out on vacation, some of us have been keeping bankers' hours for the past couple of weeks. You won't be able to reach her after 3 PM—she has started keeping banker's hours recently.
See also: hour, keep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

banker's hours

Fig. short work hours: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. When did you start keeping banker's hours? There aren't many bankers who keep banker's hours these days.
See also: hour

emptier than a banker's heart

Rur. completely empty. My wallet was emptier than a banker's heart. His pockets were emptier than a banker's heart.
See also: empty, heart

keep banker's hours

Fig. to work or be open for business for less than eight hours a day. The advertising agency keeps banker's hours. They are only open until four. James doesn't really work full-time. He keeps banker's hours.
See also: hour, keep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

banker’s hours

n. short work hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. When did you start keeping banker’s hours?
See also: hour
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a banker's dozen
  • baker's half dozen
  • a baker's dozen
  • baker
  • baker's dozen
  • a long dozen
  • long dozen
  • half a dozen
  • by the dozen(s)
  • by the dozens
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