banksterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbæŋkstə/
• (General American, without æ-raising) IPA: /ˈbæŋkstɚ/
  • (æ-raising) IPA: /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkstɚ/, /ˈbɛ̃ŋkstɚ/
• ハイフネーション: bank‧ster

名詞

bankster (plural banksters)

1. (informal, derogatory) A banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers.
   • 1992 January, Murray Rothbard, “Right-Wing Populism: A Strategy for the Paleo Movement”, in Rothbard-Rockwell Report‎, page 9:

     Stop supporting bums abroad. Stop all foreign aid, which is aid to banksters and their bonds and their export industries.

   • 2009 February 15, Andrew Rawnsley, “The cabinet's quarrels are a warning of the storms ahead”, in The Observer‎:

     Hearing Sir Fred the Shred and the rest of them utter some hedged half-apologies has not made the public feel any warmer to the banksters.

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アナグラム

• Bankerts