merchant banker
A businessman employed at, or a partner at a merchant bank.
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A businessman employed at, or a partner at a merchant bank.
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(chiefly, British, Irish, AU, NZ, rhyming slang) A wanker.
“The concept of sovereignty, where you have control over your own country, while bond markets wield more influence than the electorate... you would think merchant banker Farage would have railed against this rather than the EU.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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