financier
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of financier
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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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 immediate beneficiaries of Swalwell’s fall are likely former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter and billionaire financier Tom Steyer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The message seems to be referencing a 2002 New York Magazine article in which Donald Trump described Epstein as a “terrific guy” and said that he had known the financier for 15 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
Although he came from a modest background–his father was a farmer in upstate New York–his uncle was the supremely rich and extraordinarily indulgent financier George Peabody.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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