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.
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Barb Jacobson, a voter from Hebron, faulted the last administration for failing to release records of the deceased financier.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
The Zurich Summit, the film industry sidebar of the Zurich Film Festival, is leaning into the city’s reputation as a global banking hub to strengthen its role as a discreet meeting point for financiers and filmmakers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump’s friendship with Epstein has long been a subject of scrutiny, though the president has consistently sought to distance himself from the disgraced financier following a reported falling out over a 2004 real estate deal.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2025
Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the Rainforest Action Network activist group rated the bank as the world’s biggest financier of fossil fuels—a title that the bank retained as of last year.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
The Zurich Summit, the film industry sidebar of the Zurich Film Festival, is leaning into the city’s reputation as a global banking hub to strengthen its role as a discreet meeting point for financiers and filmmakers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump’s friendship with Epstein has long been a subject of scrutiny, though the president has consistently sought to distance himself from the disgraced financier following a reported falling out over a 2004 real estate deal.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2025
Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the Rainforest Action Network activist group rated the bank as the world’s biggest financier of fossil fuels—a title that the bank retained as of last year.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Financier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financier. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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