financier
A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactionsA person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
» Financiers make good business only when the state is making it badly.
Meaning
5 sensesA person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
Finanzier, Financier, Finanzierin
финанси́стfinansíst, финанси́сткаfinansístka
фінанси́стfinansýst, фінанси́сткаfinansýstka
a person skilled in large scale 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.
Examples
8 sentencesFinanciers make good business only when the state is making it badly.
Ziri is a financier.
Ziri became a financier.
The industrialist found a wealthy financier to help him weather the storm which was inevitable.
deDer Industrielle fand einen wohlhabenden Finanzier, der ihm half, den unausweichlichen Sturm zu überstehen.
Ergo, I am a cleverer man than the great financier; but he makes his thousands where I make shillings and pence.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French financier.Unadapted borrowing from French financier.
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Forms
plural: financiers| Singular | financier |
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