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GIRARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
Synonyms:
Girard; Stephen Girard
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Instance hypernyms:
financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)