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
Example Sentences
A group of powerful financiers bought out the company.
Recent Examples on the Web Kabuga is suspected to have been the main financier of the ethnic Hutu extremists who slaughtered 800,000 people in 1994. 
Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Consider what BlackRock, which is also the largest global financier of the oil-and-gas industry, has earned directly from the processes that have caused climate warming. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022 Consider what BlackRock, which is also the largest global financier of the oil-and-gas industry, has earned directly from the processes that have caused climate warming. New York Times, 27 July 2022 His opposite in the novel is the multimillionaire financier Andrew Bevel, who understands a perhaps more powerful truth. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 In 2021, Pellicano was hired by producer Joel Silver to represent him in an arbitration case against Katz, his former financier. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Both Gardner and New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg received contributions from leftist Hungarian-American financier George Soros. Fox News, 9 July 2022 The review also found that Nowak devoted a page to Epstein on the center's website and included links to the financier's websites, both at the request of Epstein's publicist. Collin Binkley, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021 As part of the long and complicated case that began a decade before Epstein’s death, Reinhart was named in a lawsuit attorney Bradley Edwards filed on behalf of some of the Palm Beach financier's young accusers. Jane Musgrave, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Consider what BlackRock, which is also the largest global financier of the oil-and-gas industry, has earned directly from the processes that have caused climate warming. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022 Consider what BlackRock, which is also the largest global financier of the oil-and-gas industry, has earned directly from the processes that have caused climate warming. New York Times, 27 July 2022 His opposite in the novel is the multimillionaire financier Andrew Bevel, who understands a perhaps more powerful truth. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 In 2021, Pellicano was hired by producer Joel Silver to represent him in an arbitration case against Katz, his former financier. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Both Gardner and New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg received contributions from leftist Hungarian-American financier George Soros. Fox News, 9 July 2022 The review also found that Nowak devoted a page to Epstein on the center's website and included links to the financier's websites, both at the request of Epstein's publicist. Collin Binkley, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021 As part of the long and complicated case that began a decade before Epstein’s death, Reinhart was named in a lawsuit attorney Bradley Edwards filed on behalf of some of the Palm Beach financier's young accusers. Jane Musgrave, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, "person who manages monetary affairs," from finance "money, resource" + -ier -ier — more at finance entry 1
First Known Use
1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
financier
noun
fin·an·cier ˌfi-nən-ˈsir
: a specialist in finance and especially in the financing of businesses
Legal Definition
financier
noun
fi·nan·cier
1
: one who specializes in raising and expending public moneys
2
: one who deals with finance and investment on a large scale