Synonyms of Croesus

Croesus

noun

ˈkrē-səs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capitalist
• have
• plutocrat
• magnate
• money
• moneybags
• billionaire
• heiress
• tycoon
• heir
• deep pocket
• silk stocking
• millionaire
• nabob
• fat cat
• multimillionaire
• moneymaker
• multibillionaire
• zillionaire
• gazillionaire
• money-spinner
• jeunesse dorée
• multimillionairess
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have-not
• pauper
• beggar
• bankrupt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Croesus

The temple was built by Croesus, famed for his wealth, about 550 BCE. — 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

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