Croesus
Americannoun
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Croesuses,
plural
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Croesi
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died 546 b.c., king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
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a very rich man.
noun
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died ?546 bc , the last king of Lydia (560–546), noted for his great wealth
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any very rich man
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Etymology
Origin of Croesus
First recorded in 1350-1400 Croesus for def. 2; from Latin Croesus, from Greek Kroîsos
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The Lydians are widely credited with inventing coinage, and their ruler, King Croesus, became legendary for his immense wealth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
Luce sees Schwarzman as an American Croesus, horrifically influential in politics as in finance, like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and other billionaires.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
Russia’s young plutocrats had more money than Croesus, more money than God, money that could buy anything they wanted.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
And Croesus more than likely did not listen, so anxious was he about himself.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
His millions rank him with Rockefeller, Ford, the world's Croesi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such a discovery was well calculated to give them additional energy; they dug with unparalleled activity, and the spoil they found in many places of concealment threw the Croesuses of many cantons into perfect despair.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 381, July 18, 1829 by Various
The day before my departure one of these Siberian Croesuses died, and another was expected to follow his example before long.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Well, then it appears that we are the Croesuses of the society.
From The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père
I say," said I, "that you Croesuses make a half-pay Major of Artillery's head reel.
From The Red Planet by William John Locke
Then St. Nicholas sighs and sighs, and sends for his messengers, and they all come in with long faces, and take off big packages to the Croesuses and the Centlivres, and the rest of them.
From Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse by Robert Haven Schauffler
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