Meaning
The trusted person who organises and runs a pardna savings scheme — collecting each member's hand every period, keeping the record of who has paid, deciding the order of draws, and handing over the pool to whoever's turn it is. The whole scheme rests on the banker's honesty and care, so the role goes to someone of proven good name; a reliable banker is the reason people trust their money to a pardna at all.
Examples
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Miss Vie a di banker fi wi partner.
Miss Vie is the banker for our partner scheme.
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Di banker collect everybody hand pon Friday.
The banker collects everybody's hand on Friday.
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Yuh haffi trust di partner banker wid yuh money.
You have to trust the partner banker with your money.
Origin
From 'partner' + 'banker' (the organiser); the person who runs a pardna scheme. See [[pardna]], [[throw-partner]].
How it’s used
The trusted organiser who collects hands and manages the draws in a pardna scheme. See [[pardna]], [[partner-draw]].