Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who assesses or advises on economic policies and trends.
  • noun A man who manages the financial aspect of a business or an operation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions.

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  • noun Someone tasked with handling money, often specifically a financier

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

Etymologies

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money +‎ man

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Examples

  • He was known as a moneyman with no feel for the music side of the music business (various Warner sources call him a "" henchman, '' and even the company's corporate publicist laughingly admits he's looking like Darth Vader).

    Trouble In Paradise 2008

  • That the moneyman should be the one to fall on his sword was greeted with incredulity in the art world.

    A House Divided Ward, Vicky 2005

  • That the moneyman should be the one to fall on his sword was greeted with incredulity in the art world.

    A House Divided Ward, Vicky 2005

  • Nicknamed the "moneyman" by his friends, his job consists of picking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and paying it out to the 1,200 young Iraqi men, mainly Sunnis, who work for his unit.

    U.S. Is Still on Hook for Paying 2008

  • "So you have done with the tunnel," said the cashier, or the "moneyman," as they called him.

    In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales August Strindberg 1880

  • But since he's the current head of the Church, he's just a "moneyman" to them.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories ProudBlueTexan 2010

  • But since he's the current head of the Church, he's just a "moneyman" to them.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories ProudBlueTexan 2010

  • This news comes on the heels of a very significant legal victory by former Ave Maria School of Law professor Stephen Safranek who accepted a settlement offer in his October 2007 wrongful termination suit against Ave Maria moneyman and controlling power Tom Monaghan, the Ave Maria Foundation, the Law School, and former AMSL Dean and President Bernard Dobranski — see Safranek Wins Settlement from Ave Maria and Monaghan for details.

    Discourse.net: Hard Times at Ave Maria Law (Updated) 2009

  • It's also why he has handed over to Shaw the building staff's retirement account, so the moneyman can work his magic.

    Crime Comedy 'Heist' Lacks Conviction John Anderson 2011

  • * Bill Stern: Stern is a moneyman in South Carolina who served as finance chairman for McCain's presidential bids as well as former Gov.

    Jon Huntsman's Inner Circle Chris Cillizza 2011

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