financier

noun fi·nan·cier \ ˌfi-nən-ˈsir ; fə-ˌnan- , ˌfī- \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of financier

1 : one who specializes in raising and expending public moneys

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

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A group of powerful financiers bought out the company.

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To compliment such actions, Washington must also bring to bear an arsenal of non-military tools such as economic sanctions against the Assad regime’s murky domestic assets and foreign financiers.

— behnam ben taleblu, Fortune, "Commentary: How Trump Can Neutralize Assad in Syria," 13 Apr. 2018
Tepper joins steel company CEO Alan Kestenbaum, Charleston financier Ben Navarro and Rubin.

— katherine peralta and rick rothacker, charlotteobserver, "Despite report, hedge fund billionaire says he's still bidding to buy Panthers | Charlotte Observer," 9 Apr. 2018
There are only three known female members of Augusta National Golf Club: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, South Carolina financier Darla Moore and IBM Chief Executive Virginia Rometty.

— WSJ, "Corrections & Amplifications," 5 Apr. 2018
The company, funded in part by Trump supporter and billionaire financier Robert Mercer, paired its vault of consumer data with voter information.

— richard lardner, chicagotribune.com, "House panel says Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify April 11," 4 Apr. 2018
The prime minister also joined the ranks of his regional peers, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in accusing foreign actors such as billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros of fomenting unrest in a bid to oust them.

— Bloomberg.com, "Slovak Leader’s Protege Quits With Cabinet’s Fate in the Balance," 31 Mar. 2018
Federal Election Commission data show that Cambridge Analytica, which is funded in part by billionaire financier Robert Mercer, a supporter of Donald Trump, earned $5.9 million in 2016 for its services from the campaign to elect Trump president.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Facebook security chief quits amid conflicts with executives," 19 Mar. 2018
The mural apparently depicted a group of Jewish bankers and financiers playing Monopoly on the backs of naked people.

— amanda erickson, Washington Post, "In a brutal open letter, Jewish leaders in Britain accuse Jeremy Corbyn of anti-Semitism," 26 Mar. 2018
Yet the bank is the top U.S. lender and financier to oil-sands producers and pipeline companies, according to some shareholders who want the company to disclose the risks.

— Bloomberg.com, "JPMorgan Facing Shareholder Backlash Over Oil Sands Financing," 23 Mar. 2018

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: a person who controls the use and lending of large amounts of money

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noun fin·an·cier \ ˌfi-nən-ˈsir \

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: a specialist in finance and especially in the financing of businesses

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