Croesus

American  

[kree-suhs] / ˈkri səs /

noun

plural

Croesuses, Croesi

1. died 546 b.c., king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.

2. a very rich man.

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Croesus British  

/ ˈkriːsəs /

noun

1. died ?546 _bc , the last king of Lydia (560–546), noted for his great wealth

2. any very rich man

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Croesus Idioms  

1. see rich as croesus.

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Etymology

Origin of Croesus

First recorded in 1350-1400 Croesus for def. 2; from Latin Croesus, from Greek Kroîsos

Example Sentences

He’s decades older than her but as rich as Croesus, having proudly transformed himself into the “Timeshare King.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Richer than Croesus, surrounded by trophies and commanding an eponymous media company with her second husband, John Molner, Couric no longer has to worry about a contract or a program getting canceled.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

He, of course, became as rich as Croesus, even as he bathed in the adulation of his television viewers.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2020

Factors like these keep many artists on the road, even if they happen to have the personal wealth of Croesus, and they’re not, necessarily, in the best shape.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2020

Herodotus, in the Persian War, tells a story of how Croesus, the richest and most-favored king of his time, asked Solon the Athenian a leading question.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck