financier
noun
Examples of financier in a Sentence
Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The United Arab Emirates, a primary financier of aid sent via the sea route, paused its involvement pending a full investigation of the tragedy.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
By Christine Emba Last month, 93-year-old Ruth Gottesman, a former professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the widow of financier David Gottesman, announced a gift of $1 billion to her school.
—Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
The financier often made up stories to get out of meetings and visit galleries.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Prospectors filed the first mining claims in 1876, later selling out to the United Verde Copper Company backed by New York financier Eugene Jerome.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Peltz’s 25 desperate attempts to join Disney’s board should be seen as the last flicker of the flame of the flailing financier.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
The best finish is a moist peanut financier served with sparkling mandarin orange sorbet and dabs of silky chocolate cremeaux.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
That’s why marketers and communicators need to be seen as part of the series ecosystem, alongside producers, writers, and financiers.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, "person who manages monetary affairs," from finance "money, resource" + -ier -ier — more at finance entry 1
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Financier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financier. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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