as in capitalist
a wealthy person
if you have to ask the price, you're not the Croesus for whom this palatial yacht is intended
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Recent Examples of Croesus
The temple was built by Croesus, famed for his wealth, about 550 BCE.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Manners is the founder and former Chairman of Croesus Mining, a major gold producer, among a myriad of pursuits that includes his role as Chairman of the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, a libertarian think tank.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Elsa’s father, Ferdinando, was as rich as Croesus but, scandalized by his daughter turning her back on the family’s prim, conservative ways, left her to make a living for herself.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
Toyota, with more money than Croesus and more engineers than MIT, ran an F1 team from 2002 to 2009, reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
The Lydian king Croesus frequently consulted the oracle at Delphi when formulating his bets on chariot races.
—Evan Allgood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
As long as the boom proceeded, successful traders became as rich as Croesus.
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Manners is the founder and former Chairman of Croesus Mining, a major gold producer, among a myriad of pursuits that includes his role as Chairman of the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, a libertarian think tank.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Elsa’s father, Ferdinando, was as rich as Croesus but, scandalized by his daughter turning her back on the family’s prim, conservative ways, left her to make a living for herself.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
Toyota, with more money than Croesus and more engineers than MIT, ran an F1 team from 2002 to 2009, reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
The Lydian king Croesus frequently consulted the oracle at Delphi when formulating his bets on chariot races.
—Evan Allgood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
As long as the boom proceeded, successful traders became as rich as Croesus.
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Croesus
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The apparel mogul went on to sell the revitalized spread to venture capitalist Marc Andreessen for a whopping $177 million, breaking a record for the priciest California home sale at the time.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Deadline understands that two companies that didn’t make the final three have, in fact, scored separate developments with the streamer.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hardy led the way in rushing with 138 yards and a have-to-see-it-to-believe-it touchdown.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Known as the Uplands Mansion, the palatial home was built in 1917 for the grandson for railroad magnate Charles Crocker.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Putin was portrayed as an unsightly troll, who, by an act of magic—a spell cast by the puppet version of Boris Berezovsky, the magnate who helped engineer his rise to the Presidency—comes to appear beautiful and virtuous, the subject of great adulation and deference.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Croesus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Croesus. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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