Financier Definition

fĭnən-sîr, fə-năn-, fīnən-
financiers
noun
financiers
A person trained or skilled in finance.
Webster's New World
A person who engages in financial operations on a large scale.
Webster's New World
A company that does the same.
Wiktionary

One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.

Wiktionary

A light, spongy teacake, usually based on almond flour or flavoring.

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Synonyms:
verb
To engage in financial operations, often specif. in a dishonest way.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Financier

Noun

Singular:
financier
Plural:
financiers

Origin of Financier

  • French from Old French from finance payment finance

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French financier.

    From Wiktionary

Financier Sentence Examples

  • Dallas, the financier, and was admitted to the bar in 1813.

  • Nothing could be more false than the common opinion that as a financier his sole expedient was to multiply the emissions of assignats.

  • In the following year he published a pamphlet on the currency system, which confirmed his reputation as the ablest financier of his time; but his free-trade principles did not accord with those of his party.

  • His wife now believed he could get into office as a great financier, and made him give up his share in the bank, which he transferred to his brother Louis.

  • Henceforth he had much to do with railway affairs and became a railway financier.

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Words Starting With

FFIFIN

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RERIER

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