Word Study
financier
CIDE DICTIONARY
financier, n. [Cf. F. financier.].
- One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer. Burke. [1913 Webster]
- One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money matters. [1913 Webster]
financier, v. i.
To conduct financial operations. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
financier, n. & v.
--n. a person engaged in large-scale finance.
--v.intr. usu. derog. conduct financial operations.
--n. a person engaged in large-scale finance.
--v.intr. usu. derog. conduct financial operations.
Etymology
F (as FINANCE)
THESAURUS
financier
Wall Streeter, angel, backer, banker, baron, big boss, big businessman, business leader, businessman, capitalist, captain of industry, director, economist, enterpriser, entrepreneur, finance capitalist, financial expert, industrialist, investor, king, little businessman, magnate, man of commerce, manager, moneyman, plutocrat, top executive, tycoonROGET THESAURUS
financier
Treasurer
N treasurer, bursar, bursary, purser, purse bearer, cash keeper, banker, depositary, questor, receiver, steward, trustee, accountant, Accountant General, almoner, liquidator, paymaster, cashier, teller, cambist, money changer, financier, Secretary of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, minister of finance.Accounts
N accounts, accompts, commercial arithmetic, monetary arithmetic, statistics, money matters, finance, budget, bill, score, reckoning, account, books, account book, ledger, day book, cash book, pass book, journal, debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account, account current, balance, balance sheet, compte rendu, account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts, profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts, bookkeeping, accounting, double entry bookkeeping, reckoning, audit, accountant, auditor, actuary, bookkeeper, bean counter, financier, accounting party, chartered accountant, certified accountant, accounting firm, auditing firm, monetary, accountable, accounting.For further exploring for "financier" in Webster Dictionary Online