bankroller
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But up until this year, he’s been more of a bankroller than a role model, paying for the trips and partying “like a rock star” in France.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Mr. Lebedev’s father and bankroller, Alexander, is an oligarch who once worked for the K.G.B. and has financed Novaya Gazeta, a liberal-leaning paper disliked by the Kremlin.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2020
The biggest name on the new list is the IRA’s alleged bankroller Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a well-connected restaurateur known as “Putin’s chef.”
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2018
Herbert Sandler, a wealthy bankroller for the Center, asked “what’s this got to do with Think Progress and the issues it purports to raise?”
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2016
Each election cycle, Mnuchin — also a bankroller of blockbuster movies such as “American Sniper,” “Gravity” and “Avatar” — has frequently donated to the campaigns of presidential contenders.
From Time • May 5, 2016
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