Croesus
Americannoun
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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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Croesus
First recorded in 1350-1400 Croesus for def. 2; from Latin Croesus, from Greek Kroîsos
Example Sentences
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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
City has been richer than Croesus for 13 years; its patience is wearing thin.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021
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
He was rich as Croesus, something he had never expected to be, not in a million years.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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