financier

noun

fi·nan·cier | \ ˌfi-nən-ˈsir

; fə-ˌnan-, ˌfī-\

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

Examples of financier in a Sentence

A group of powerful financiers bought out the company.

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally fashioned as a 35-room Tuscan villa for a financier in 1911, Glenmere Mansion underwent a painstaking restoration to return to its original beauty. — Ariel Okin, Vogue, "8 Romantic Winter Weekend Getaways From New York City," 29 Dec. 2018 At least one—financier Bill McGlashan—is vociferously fighting the charges. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman May Finally Break Their Silence in Court Tomorrow," 2 Apr. 2019 After working in the household of Swiss financier Urs Schwarzenbach and later, of army officer Major Christopher Hanbury, Harrold moved to Woburn Abbey to serve as a butler to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. — Annabelle Spranklen, Town & Country, "What It's Really Like to Work for the Royal Family," 6 Apr. 2019 Putin’s initial figure suggested a huge chunk of her money came from a small cabal of financiers. — Richard Lardner, The Seattle Times, "Fact check: Trump, Putin and their Hall of Mirrors," 17 July 2018 In 1902, White Star had become a property owned by the International Mercantile Marine Co. (IMM), a holding company bankrolled by famed financier J.P Morgan. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Wild Conspiracy That the Titanic Never Sank," 27 Feb. 2019 And so the Catalyst Women's Initiative was created to connect specifically female filmmakers with financiers who wanted to help get their stories out there. — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, "Judith Light Thinks We Need More 'Who's the Boss' in 2019," 30 Jan. 2019 Now, there are some new, ascendant Democratic financiers in Silicon Valley. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "Ten big Silicon Valley money players behind this November’s U.S. midterm elections," 20 Aug. 2018 Fox News previously reported that Wallace was also a key financier of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ efforts to represent alleged terrorists in the Guantanamo Bay just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "Top Dem candidate gave millions to groups advocating for taxing families 'to the hilt' for 'irresponsible breeding'," 20 July 2018

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