Plutus

/ (ˈpluːtʊs) /

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noun

the Greek god of wealth

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Word Origin for Plutus

from Greek ploutos wealth

Words nearby Plutus

pluton, Plutonian, plutonic, plutonism, plutonium, Plutus, pluvial, pluviometer, pluviophile, Pluviôse, pluvious

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How to use Plutus in a sentence

He is Plutus in human guise; he is Wealth itself, essential and concrete.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
Tis the greedy Plutus, with his purse full, who quotes smiling, human honesty!
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert
Jericho and Plutus were in face and expression as like as two snakes.
John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1|William Powell Frith
No; Plutus was the god of riches, and was supposed to be the son of Jason and Ceres.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White

Plutus, the blustering giant, collapses at Virgil's rebuke; it is "as the sails sink, the mast being suddenly broken."
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII|Various