Financier

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Financier \Fin`an*cier"\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. financier.]
     1. One charged with the administration of finance; an officer
        who administers the public revenue; a treasurer. --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with


        money matters.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Financier \Fin`an*cier"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Financiered}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Financiering}.]
     To conduct financial operations.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  financier
       n : a person skilled in large scale financial transactions [syn:
            {moneyman}]
       v : conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, tycoon