financier

IPA: fɪnʌnsˈɪr

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
A company that does the same.
One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.
A light, spongy teacake, usually based on almond flour or flavoring.
A traditional French (Ragoût à la Financière) or Piemontese (Finanziera alla piemontese) rich sauce or ragout, made with coxcomb, wattles, cock's testicles, chicken livers and a variety of other ingredients.

(transitive, intransitive) To carry out financial transactions; to finance something.

Examples of "financier" in Sentences

Romney's record as a corporate financier is one of a disciplined, sometimes ruthless, and determined son.
Robert J. Perry, the main financier behind the effort to discredit Sen. John F. Kerry's military record, is the most prolific political donor in Texas.
Iran is the main financier and sponsor of violent hatred, but a large portion of the Middle East continues to allow Mullahs to disseminate violent hatred and calls for Jihad on a daily basis.
The financier is George Soros, the Jewish Holocaust survivor and financier, who in his thick Dr. Strangelove accent brags that he pocketed the government bailout money and converted it into Swiss francs because he has taken a short position on the $US.