noun
financier
fin-un-SEER/ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
A person or organization involved in large-scale investing or funding.
The financier considers funding a substantial building project.
Etymology
Finance originally involved ending a debt by settling what was owed. Its meaning broadened to money management, and financier came to designate someone skilled in financial operations.
In context
the tale of investment banking begins with Philadelphia financier Jay Cooke no not that kind of cook in 1861 Cooke established the first ever American investment bank to help fund the federal government's war efforts
More examples
- Several financiers backed the new venture.
- The biography traces his career as a financier.
- The project depended on a financier willing to accept the risk.
Forms
financier · financiers
finance noun — the management and provision of money
Similar words
- investor
- An investor commits money for a return; a financier often arranges or manages large-scale funding.
- banker
- A banker works in banking; a financier may operate independently or across several funding institutions.