financier
[ fin-uh n-seer, fahy-nuh n-; British fi-nan-see-er ]
/ ˌfɪn ənˈsɪər, ˌfaɪ nən-; British fɪˈnæn si ər /
noun
a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
verb (used with object)
to finance.
verb (used without object)
to act as a financier.
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Origin of financier
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financier
/ (fɪˈnænsɪə, faɪ-) /
noun
a person who is engaged or skilled in large-scale financial operations
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financier
1610s, "one concerned with finances" (especially public), from French financier (16c.), agent noun from finance (see finance (n.)). Sense of "capitalist" is first recorded 1867.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper