financier

Pronunciation: /f(a)ɪnænˈsɪɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
  2. verb conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French financier.

In classic literature

Synonyms

moneyman

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
capitalist
Narrower (hyponyms)
city man, principal, banker

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