finfluencer

English

Etymology

Blend of financial +‎ influencer, equivalent to fin(ance) +‎ -fluencer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/

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Noun

finfluencer (plural finfluencers)

1. (informal, social media, marketing, neologism) An influencer who gives advice on financial investments.
   • 2021 April 28, Tara Siegel Bernard, “Trading Stock Tips on TikTok, Newbies Are Deeply Invested in Learning”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 2 August 2021:

     Though both Mr. Knight and Mr. Hennessey view themselves as traders first, the “finfluencer” culture has flourished with the surge in online interest, and they have considerable sway. […] Mr. Hankwitz’s endorsement of Betterment was unsolicited, but the power of so-called finfluencers like him has not gone unnoticed.

Descendants

• → German: Finfluencer, Finfluenzer
• → Macedonian: финфлуенсер (finfluenser)
• → Russian: финфлюе́нсер (finfljujénser), финфлюэ́нсер (finfljuénser)
• → Serbo-Croatian: fincluencer / финфлуенсер