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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The focus on Mandelson over his links to Epstein accentuated this week after the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, who at the time was a wealthy and well-connected financier.
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Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Turning Point drew significant financial backing from high-profile conservative donors, including Foster Friess, the Wyoming financier; the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation; and Illinois businessman Richard Uihlein and his family foundation.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired after a series of emails and other documents that show his onetime support for the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and co-conspirator, created the book in 2003 by soliciting tributes from the financier’s friends and associates.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
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Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Turning Point drew significant financial backing from high-profile conservative donors, including Foster Friess, the Wyoming financier; the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation; and Illinois businessman Richard Uihlein and his family foundation.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired after a series of emails and other documents that show his onetime support for the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and co-conspirator, created the book in 2003 by soliciting tributes from the financier’s friends and associates.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financier
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“Financier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financier. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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