Bander vs. Banter

Bandernoun

(birdwatching) Someone who bands birds

Banternoun

Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

Bandernoun

A device for putting metal bands around crates.

Banterverb

(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.

Bandernoun

One banded with others.

Banterverb

(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.

Bander

Bander is both a given name and a surname.

Banterverb

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

Banterverb

(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).

Banterverb

(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.

Banterverb

To challenge to a match.

Banterverb

To address playful good-natured ridicule to, - the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.

‘Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day.’;

Banterverb

To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.

‘If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them.’;

Banterverb

To delude or trick, - esp. by way of jest.

‘We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.’;

Banterverb

To challenge or defy to a match.

Banternoun

The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

‘Part banter, part affection.’;

Banternoun

light teasing repartee

Banterverb

be silly or tease one another;

‘After we relaxed, we just kidded around’;

Banternoun

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

‘there was much good-natured banter’;

Banterverb

exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way

‘the men bantered with the waitresses’;