financierfi·nan·cier /fəˈnænsɪə, faɪˈnæn-ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/ noun [countableC]1BANKINGa person or organization that provides money for investmentThe firm has a value only if it is earning more than its cost of capital; otherwise, the financiers should have put their money elsewhere.
2BANKINGFINANCEsomeone who works in a financial institution and is responsible for particular investmentsA successful corporate financier (=one who arranges investments in companies) needs to be more commercial, more extrovert and more ambitious than the average number cruncher.
3FINANCEa person who controls large sums of money and investmentsThe Hong-Kong based financier bought a controlling stake in the city’s main fixed-line telecoms operator for $1.2bn