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financier

[fin-uhn-seer, fahy-nuhn-, fi-nan-see-er] / ˌfɪn ənˈsɪər, ˌfaɪ nən-, fɪˈnæn si ər /
NOUN
person who lends money, advises
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backer banker broker capitalist entrepreneur merchant operator speculator stockbroker tycoon
STRONG
businessperson manipulator money moneybags sponsor usurer
WEAK
Santa Claus bankroller fat cat grubstaker moneylender person who writes the checks rich person staker

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Last week, Brown joined veteran journalist Katie Couric live on Substack to discuss her reporting on Epstein, and how the disgraced financier and his camp underestimated her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

After a few years, he told his boss, legendary Wall Street financier Joseph Perella, that he was heading back to Indianapolis to help his family’s troubled business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The document notes that the peer reportedly stayed in Epstein's house while the financier was in jail in June 2009.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Lord Mandelson was appointed His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States in December 2024, but was sacked last September, following revelations about his close friendship with the late disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Although he came from a modest background–his father was a farmer in upstate New York–his uncle was the supremely rich and extraordinarily indulgent financier George Peabody.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson