financier

noun

fi·​nan·​cier ˌfi-nən-ˈsir 

fə-ˌnan-, 

ˌfī-

1

: one who specializes in raising and expending public moneys

2

: one who deals with finance and investment on a large scale

Examples of financier in a Sentence

A group of powerful financiers bought out the company.

Recent Examples on the Web

What those critics and X-Philes saw onscreen, Carter says, was more what the movie’s financiers wanted than his vision. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

Under the ownership of Wall Street financier James Keene, the property turned into a horse farm in the 1890s. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Minority co-producers and financiers are Germany’s Fieber Film, India’s TrainTripper and Canada’s Serge Cedrick Films. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Nvidia shares were modestly higher Tuesday after the AI chip giant announced a $500 billion financing initiative in partnership with many of Wall Street’s biggest financiers, including fellow Club name Goldman Sachs . — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, "person who manages monetary affairs," from finance "money, resource" + -ier -ier — more at finance entry 1

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for financier

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

financier

noun

fin·​an·​cier

ˌfin-ən-ˈsi(ə)r, 

fə-ˌnan-, 

ˌfī-nan-

: a person who specializes in finance and especially in the financing of businesses

Legal Definition

financier

noun

fi·​nan·​cier

1

: one who specializes in raising and expending public moneys

2

: one who deals with finance and investment on a large scale