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Croesus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.
Meanings
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(figuratively) A rich person.
1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875).
"Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account."
Forms
Translations (8)
pl krezus (figuratively: a rich person) · fi kroisos (figuratively: a rich person) · bg Крез (figuratively: a rich person) · de Krösus (figuratively: a rich person) · tr Karun (figuratively: a rich person) · fa قارون (figuratively: a rich person) · sv krösus (figuratively: a rich person) · el Κροίσος (figuratively: a rich person)
Croesus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.
Meanings
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A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by
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A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by ▸ A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
rich as Croesus
Translations (22)
es Creso (king of Lydia) · da Krøsus (king of Lydia) · el Κροίσος (king of Lydia) · fr Crésus (king of Lydia) · la Croesus (king of Lydia) · ar قَارُون (king of Lydia) · it Creso (king of Lydia) · ar كرويسوس (king of Lydia) · xcl Կրիւսոս (king of Lydia) · grc Κροῖσος (king of Lydia) · frm Crœse (king of Lydia) · bg Крез (king of Lydia) · fi Kroisos (king of Lydia) · pt Creso (king of Lydia) · hy Կրեսոս (king of Lydia) · de Krösus (king of Lydia) · fa کرزوس (king of Lydia) · fa قارون (king of Lydia) · cmn 克罗伊斯 (king of Lydia) · sv Krösus (king of Lydia) · tr Krezüs (king of Lydia) · ru Крёз (king of Lydia)