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greedmeister en · NOUN

Etymology

From greed + meister.

Meanings

1. (informal) An extremely greedy and powerful person, often a banker.
   • Instead, a handful of arrogant greedmeisters blew up their institutions and took our economy off the cliff along the way. 2009 January 18, Gretchen Morgenson, “The End of Banking as We Know It”, in New York Times:
   • Jim Morgan, who is about as close to Wall Street greedmeister Gordon Gekko as Murphy is to Manteo. 1992 March 1, David Mildenberg, “Morgan guarantees trust”, in Business North Carolina:

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