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financier

[ fin-uhn-seer, fahy-nuhn-; British fi-nan-see-er ]

noun

  1. a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.


verb (used with object)

  1. to finance.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a financier.

financier

/ fɪˈnænsɪə; faɪ- /

noun

  1. a person who is engaged or skilled in large-scale financial operations


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Word History and Origins

Origin of financier1

From French, dating back to 1610–20; finance, -ier 2

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Example Sentences

One with a toned figure, black suit and dark sunglasses looks more like a US Secret Service agent than a financier.

For a high-flying financier gone bad, faking your own death is a tempting escape from legal woes.

According to the U.S. government, however, al-Naimi is also a major financier of al Qaeda.

These are very good times indeed to be a big-shot financier.

National Lesson: McAuliffe has been the financier for all the Clinton presidential campaigns.

The financier sold them for six francs each to the allied armies, from 1817 to 1819.

A true financier grieves neither for the loss of friends, wife, nor children.

James Necker, the prime minister and great financier, ordered to leave France.

Dowdeswell, the chancellor of the exchequer, was a sound financier, but a dull man.

North was an able financier, personally popular, and a successful leader of the house of commons.

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