financier
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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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.
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In a 2003 interview with Hello! magazine, Lord Snowdon named weekend guests such as the ballerina Margot Fonteyn, financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, comedian Peter Sellers, actor Sir John Mills, and author Edna O’Brien.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Laguna Beach real estate mogul Mohammad Honarkar was awarded $1.34 billion in a dispute with a local financier, who has been arrested on federal bank fraud charges in another case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
It focused on the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who he called the “Epstein class” of elites in both parties.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Gates is appearing voluntarily in Washington, saying he welcomes the opportunity to answer questions about his relationship with the disgraced financier before the House Oversight Committee.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
Asian financiers in particular displayed clear worry "about real shortages of energy," according to those in the room.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
The real nuclear financiers are not in Washington.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
The best advice for junior-level financiers, according to Tim Gunn, the natty fashion author and academic: Read the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
This timeframe and the enormous associated costs are deterring financiers, "who are turning to investments with much faster returns", said Louvet.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
They were addressed to government officials: the attorney general and the secretary of labor of the United States; a Supreme Court justice; and two of the nation’s leading financiers.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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