moneyman
Americannoun
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moneymen
plural
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an investor; angel; backer.
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a person responsible for managing money or financial arrangements of a business, institution, etc.
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After a stint in a Tehran prison, Iran’s judiciary commuted his sentence two years ago, and Zanjani returned to the regime’s service as their premier moneyman, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The story portrayed him as an “international moneyman of mystery,” who cultivated relationships with Nobel Prize-winning scientists and diplomats but puzzled Wall Street insiders who couldn’t figure out how a college dropout got so rich.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
More than half of the money — $5 million — was donated by Republican moneyman Timothy Mellon.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
It showed that Moreno was approaching his purchase not as a moneyman but a fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
The moneyman opened a book, wrote something on a piece of paper, and handed Andrea ten thousand lire in gold.
From In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales by August Strindberg
The companies themselves relentlessly pitch A.I. integration to the moneymen at the top of service corporations, explaining that their bots will be able to cut out or reduce a pesky and expensive labor force.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their careers play leapfrog, abetted by the studio executives and moneymen who bankroll their film projects, often against the executives’ better judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
For the big studio moneymen, that two-and-a-half-minute clip was an excellent day at the office.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019
Hollywood and all its trappings have long proved alluring to moneymen, despite the long list of ventures that have failed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2015
The picture that began to congeal in his mind was the essence of injustice: battle-worn veterans of the war for independence being cheated out of their just rewards by mere moneymen.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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