Rockefeller

[ rok-uh-fel-er ]

noun
  1. John D(a·vi·son) [dey-vuh-suhn], /ˈdeɪ və sən/, 1839–1937, and his son John D(avison), Jr., 1874–1960, U.S. oil magnates and philanthropists.

  2. Nelson A(ldrich), 1908–79, U.S. political leader: governor of New York 1959–73; vice president of the U.S. 1974–77 (son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.).

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How to use Rockefeller in a sentence

  • Where Rockefeller is a hero, a false standard of morals is set up.

    American Sketches | Charles Whibley
  • Mr. Rockefeller does not use the oil-wells he owns, nor a hundred-millionth part of the coal his shares in coal-mines represent.

  • Mr. Rockefeller controls about eighty or ninety millions of capital stock in the Standard Oil Trust.

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  • A freckle is the same to a druggist as a pipe line is to Rockefeller—ready money and a lot of it.

  • It made Rockefeller's little kerosene speculation look like a bucket shop.

British Dictionary definitions for Rockefeller

Rockefeller

/ (ˈrɒkəˌfɛlə) /


noun
  1. John D (avison). 1839–1937, US industrialist and philanthropist

  2. his son, John D (avison). 1874–1960, US capitalist and philanthropist

  1. his son, Nelson (Aldrich). 1908–79, US politician; governor of New York State (1958–74); vice president (1974–76)

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