financier

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/ UK /fɪˈnænsiə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who manages or provides large amounts of money

    A wealthy financier underwrote the entire expedition.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who manages or... bankercapitalistinvestorbackermoneyman
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Etymology

From French financier ('one who deals in finance'), from finance ('payment, money'), from Old French finer ('to settle a debt'), from fin ('end'), from Latin finis ('end').

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