Dives

American  

[dahy-veez] / ˈdaɪ viz /

noun

1. the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.

2. any rich man.

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Dives British  

/ ˈdaɪviːz /

noun

1. a rich man in the parable in Luke 16:19–31

2. a very rich man

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Etymology

Origin of Dives

From the Latin word dīves rich, rich man

Example Sentences

They will over-research, they will do deep dives into material that will maybe end up wafting through the background of a chapter, and they will painstakingly build not just an account of a career but write the story of a life.

From Salon

The dream of working hard to retire early is eroding as higher costs of living cut into savings and frothy valuations leaves portfolios vulnerable to market dives.

From Barron's

At Karma, Nicolas Party dives into self-referentiality with a show in which he has made copies of his own work, miniaturizing his creations in oil-on-copper panels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adapted by Stewart herself from a 2011 memoir by novelist Lidia Yuknavitch, the film dives headfirst into the consciousness of a young woman who, over years of trying to establish herself as a writer, navigates a traumatic past, a turbulent present and a future that must make room for the other two tenses.

From Los Angeles Times

Taylor shrieks and dives, bike and all, into a pile of leaves to get out of the way as two more fireballs blaze across the dark.

From Literature