financier
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of financier
From French, dating back to 1610–20; see origin at finance, -ier 2
Explanation
A financier is someone who handles big clients and big financial transactions. A financier is the high-profile star of a company and the envy of the overworked entry-level workers. The suffix -ier in financier tells you that this word refers to a person who has something to do with finance. But where does the word finance come from? Long ago, it meant "to settle or end a debt," which you can see in fin, the Old French word for "end." But as financial work evolved, it came to also encompass taxation and revenue, not just debt collection.
Vocabulary lists containing financier
Example Sentences
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She told federal investigators who interviewed her after Epstein's death that she had first met the financier in New York in 2003, when she was 18, at a birthday party for Jean-Luc Brunel.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Whistleblowers allege that Jho Low, a well-connected Malaysian financier with no official role, helped set up the 1MDB state investment fund and made key financial decisions before disappearing about a decade ago.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Buckingham Palace officials say the monarch can’t meet survivors of Epstein’s abuse as police inquiries in the U.K. are ongoing into Andrew’s links to the former financier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Reporters for mainstream and right-wing outlets alike admitted they had no idea why the first lady chose that particular moment to go on the record about her relationship with the deceased financier.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The financier David Rubinstein bought a fifteen-acre waterfront property, tore down the existing house, as many wealthy buyers have done, and put up an 8,000-square-foot home.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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