financier

[fin-uhn-seer, fahy-nuhn-, 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of financier¹

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

Example Sentences

Their inclusion raised concerns about Summers’ relationship with the disgraced financier, as well as the nature of his relationship with a female former mentee whom Summers discussed in correspondence with Epstein.

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Just days earlier, the documents that became public revealed his long-running correspondence with the disgraced financier.

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A batch of Epstein-related emails released by the House Oversight Committee last week mentioned a number of high-profile figures in the financier's former circle, without indicating any legal wrongdoing by those figures.

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Former Harvard University President Larry Summers said he will step back from public commitments after his emails with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein were made public.

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They nevertheless raised uncomfortable questions over his relationship with the disgraced financier.

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