financier

American  

[fin-uhn-seer, fahy-nuhn-, fi-nan-see-er] / ˌfɪn ənˈsɪər, ˌfaɪ nən-, fɪˈnæn si ər /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

1. to finance.

verb (used without object)

1. to act as a financier.

financier British  

/ fɪˈnænsɪə, faɪ- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of financier

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

Example Sentences

When she was sworn into the post in February 2025, she vowed transparency over the Epstein case and promised to release an alleged client list associated with the disgraced financier, who died in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Last week, Brown joined veteran journalist Katie Couric live on Substack to discuss her reporting on Epstein, and how the disgraced financier and his camp underestimated her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Shares of Burford Capital, the litigation financier which had taken on a lawsuit on behalf of the investors, were down 36% on Friday in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Thanks to the astronomical demand for its chips, Nvidia generates more profit than almost any other public company and has used its fast-growing war chest to become the AI industry’s most powerful financier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Daisy Soros, wife of the harbor designer Paul Soros and sister-in-law of the financier George Soros, has been coming to Nantucket since the 1960s, an era when few women, new money or old, dressed up.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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