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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Referring to a proposal by the financier Bill Ackman to pause tariffs for 90 days, a Fox News host asked Hassett if the president would consider the idea.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Since October 7, the group is estimated to have recruited more than 10,000 new members, and its financiers know how to evade gaps in the U.S.-led sanctions regime, managing a global investment portfolio worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
The progressive labor juggernaut was the biggest financier of Johnson’s 2023 mayoral bid, with about $5.4 million from CTU and its affiliates pouring into his campaign leading up to the April runoff.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Anthony Scaramucci, a financier and onetime Trump administration official, was another prominent figure to give the max to Cuomo’s campaign this month, and his firm Skybridge Capital donated $100,000 to a super PAC supporting Cuomo’s run.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Since October 7, the group is estimated to have recruited more than 10,000 new members, and its financiers know how to evade gaps in the U.S.-led sanctions regime, managing a global investment portfolio worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
The progressive labor juggernaut was the biggest financier of Johnson’s 2023 mayoral bid, with about $5.4 million from CTU and its affiliates pouring into his campaign leading up to the April runoff.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Anthony Scaramucci, a financier and onetime Trump administration official, was another prominent figure to give the max to Cuomo’s campaign this month, and his firm Skybridge Capital donated $100,000 to a super PAC supporting Cuomo’s run.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Financier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financier. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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