financier

noun

fi·​nan·​cier ˌfi-nən-ˈsir How to pronounce financier (audio)
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.
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Nicky, who is married to financier James Rothschild, are parents to Lily-Grace Victoria, 9, Theodora (Teddy) Marilyn, 8, and a son, Chasen, 3. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, have both been stripped of their titles due to their relationship with the late financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and were not invited to the Christmas service or celebrations at Sandringham. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Dec. 2025 Those logs showed that Clinton and his entourage had taken four international sojourns in 2002 and 2003 on the financier's Boeing 727 to locations including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, China and elsewhere. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025 Mandelson, meanwhile, was fired as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States in September of this year after emails surfaced that showed Mandelson continuing communication with Epstein after the financier was convicted in 2008 in Florida. Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for financier

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of financier was in 1601

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“Financier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financier. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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

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