gentleman of fortune
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gentleman of fortune
First recorded in 1880–85
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Cathy is pledged to another; Heathcliff goes abroad and returns a sudden gentleman of fortune.
From Time Magazine Archive
He cast in his lot with a Dutch pirate-merchant, one De Ruyter, a highly cultured, sagacious gentleman of fortune who had fought for George Washington and was now, under Napoleon's tricolor, pillaging Britain's Indian trade.
From Time Magazine Archive
In modern times many a gentleman of fortune has searched Cocos for pirates' spoils.
From Time Magazine Archive
She married in 1836 a French gentleman of fortune, M. Auguste Gerard de Melcy, but she did not retire.
From Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday by Henry C. Lahee
The Duchess was commanded by Captain Courtney, a gentleman of fortune, who had provided a large portion of the funds for the expedition.
From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by William Henry Giles Kingston
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